Too long, over "Hollywood-ised".....and since when did making a mass murderer look like a hero become a good idea??

Rating: 5/10 (9 July 2009)

I'm not going to use up much of my time writing about this film as it has already consumed enough of it in the cinema. There are three main things wrong with this movie:
1: Far too long 2: Far too much Hollywood 3: Glamorized a killer
This movie has a running time of 140 minutes. Cut it down to 90, which could be done incredibly easily, and I might not have been so disappointed. There are several scenes, which I assume are to give a sense of drama, anticipation and build-up (which seems to be the way these days), that should be cut either completely or way way down. For example, the love scene between Dillinger and Bille; a complete waste of time and kept in purely for the sake of sex.
My biggest issue however, is that the movie glamorized a serial cop killer. This man was not a hero, even if the American public did brand him a "Robin Hood" of the depression. He was a bank robber who was prepared to remove anyone who got in the way. We see in the movie that he used innocent people as human shields so he could make a clean getaway from his jobs. He also claimed the lives of many law enforcement officials. These do not make up the character of Robin Hood or a hero. Good riddance to him.
That aside, as a movie, it's far too long, boring story line and some quite shoddy acting displayed in places.
Don't waste your money.