This film is an absolute shocker

Rating: 2/10 (14 September 2009)

This film had so much potential but was a complete waste of time. The cinematography made the film look like it had been made by 1st year film students, and bad ones at that. The audio mix was so unbalanced you miss certain dialogue points, even in the cinema. The lighting was all over the place, over and under exposed. From what I could tell, it seemed as though the film was shot digitally, which leaves you with a handy-cam feel, not something you want in a 1930's flick. The story line is virtually non-existent, as well as the character development. There are so many director flaws, from mini Cheddars (new packaging) for sale in the shops, to characters not speaking into telephone mouth pieces. I can't say anything good about the directing of this film, at all.
With that aside, Johnny Depp gave a good acting performance. Christian Bale puts on the worst acted accent you will probably ever hear, but his acting apart from that was not bad.
10 people walked out of the cinema while I was watching this film, which needs to tell you I'm not just crazy, and I watched it to the end, unfortunately.
If I had it my way, Michael Mann would be giving me two and a half hours of my life back for the disaster.