You are suppose to like it overrated

Rating: 5/10 (25 September 2010)

This is one of those films that you are suppose to like. There is a buzz going around that tells everyone this is a good film. There a quite a few brutal scenes. And a couple of love scenes which are quick and well these are boring people in that department. All of the characters are mean in one way or another. The lead actress seems like she has a sinus condition. The acting is suppose to be great and dramatic but not in the same planet as Shutter Island acting wise.
There is a lot of meanness which doubles as realism. Johhny'y Depp's Dillinger film was far more interesting. In this film the bad guys almost are suppose to be good but they still are quite mean. Of course we have graphic scenes of where people are shot or close ups of beatings. That is the new realism. In the end there seems to be no point. It is in some ways TV like. Shows such as the Sopranos dwell on psychology and soap opera stories. Even the vaunted God Father was mostly talk. These films are not in the same league as the old Jimmy Cagney, Bogart, George Raft gangster films. Affleck is not in the same league as DI Caprio or Johnny Depp.
This film is way overrated.