Empty, distant and very poor film

Rating: 2/10 (12 July 2009)

From the strange photography to the terrible acting, to the emphasis on personal violence, this movie gives no glamor to Dillenger or to anyone else. the mythology of Dillenger and Pervis goes into complete outer space, none of these characters are shown with any depth or reason. the gratuitous violence seems to make some sadistic point no emphasized in the story itself. Overall, this is a famous story made obscure, an intense moment in USA history made vulgar, and characters who could be interesting made into one-liner punks. Of all the remakes made of classic American gangsters, this is about the poorest effort I have ever seen.