Disappointment

Rating: 3/10 (5 July 2009)

The expectations for this movie were a charismatic anti-hero, action mixed with humor, and interestingly drawn characters. The model for this genre is Bonnie & Clyde. The movie fails in all areas. Johnny Depp is one dimensional. The movie is devoid of humor. There are no likable characters. There are too many bank robberies that are identical to one another. The movie also has a visual problem. There are continual extreme close-ups of the characters where all you can think of is "Why am I being asked to pass judgment on the quality of the actor's skin?" A bad movie is one where all you can think of is when is this going to end. Because everyone knows how this is going to end, I found myself delighted when Dillinger decides to go to the Biograph Theater to take in a "picture show," where he is gunned down by G-men. If you mistakenly decide to see this movie, you will experience the same delight unless you are wiser than I and decide to walk out earlier.