Johnny Depp admirably tones down his insane act to play famous bad-guy John Dillinger in this examination of the crime spree of the 1930s and the rise of the FBI that tried to deal with it. Michael Mann directed it and while he did a good job with the material, at 2 hours and 20 minutes, it was a little on the over-long side. Once again an instance of a director trying to hard to be artistic, I think, and sacrificing entertainment value in the process.
I will admit that I’m not the biggest fan of mobster movies, but this was mostly entertaining and it could go over well as a film to watch in a cigar shop with a bunch of guys gathered around...probably not such a great date film, though, except for the presence of Depp.
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