It has been many years since Michael Mann took over the mantle of Hollywood's foremost crime fantasy storyteller. His films have always been fascinated with crime and the people who commit it - and despite the push for an edgier technology in his camerawork, they remain romanticized versions of themselves. Moving to 1930s Americana seems to give Mann a shot in the arm while at the same time sedating him.
This story of Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) and his ongoing fight for survival against government agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) is crazily uneven and com....