So much potential!

Rating: 3/10 (1 July 2009)

Many Spoilers herein: I cannot stand it when films have guys firing machine guns one-handed. That is ridiculous. You cannot do that, period. None of the people looked anything like their characters. There were also plenty of historical errors like the fact that Baby Face Nelson is killed months later and not by Melvin Purvis. Even ignoring the historical problems, the film is boring. Even the action sequences are not very exciting. Also, the simplistic view of the crooks are the real good guys and the FBI are all scum is so idiotic. Not every Fed was a complete stupid brute. The moment when Dillinger enters the Chicago Police Station-Dillinger Division is so ridiculous that I was completely jarred out of any suspension of disbelief. Save your money and see something else. And tell Michael Mann to learn how to edit a movie.