Of old fashioned quality

Rating: 9/10 (27 April 2012)

When I wanted to watch this movie the ratings were on average 7. After I watched it I realized I don't understand the low ratings. Maybe the movie is not entirely following the real life story, but, who cares. Johny Depp puts down an excellent character. So unlike him really. The cool calculated gangster, big difference with his usual roles, pirate, chocolate factory, etc.. Depp makes the movie, you can see a gangster in him, determined, calculated, ruthless but a bit of a romantic too. It's a real crime movie, well played, good sets, determined police/fbi. So why only a 9, well, it does miss a little bit, the whole J Edgar Hoover thing and the upcoming FBI could have had a little bit more depth. But then again, it's not really about that, it's about the gangster. If you like a bit of gangster style movies, you like 30's atmosphere, bit of action, OK, lot of action but in a realistic manner, go and see the movie, be entertained, I was.