This is a hard review. The acting was good, the plot was ok, and the action was great. For some reason though I just didn't like it, nor did the three people I watched it with. For one it was way too long, when you go almost 30 minutes past the two hour mark you better have a lot of content.The bad guy wins and loses too much. If you are cheering for the robber (Johnny Depp) then you are happy when he gets away. If you are cheering for the cops (Christian Bale) you are happy when he gets caught. But when this happens over and over it gets tiring and as a viewer you lose interest in where the story is going.
I don't know or care how close this was to a true story. But if the director can't steer the audience in a direction we are left to just watch the events unfold... and they do... ever so slowly. I could just see the potential for this film.
I also had trouble with the sound mixing. This might sound crazy but balancing the highs and lows is a big deal, when you are in the theater and can't hear the dialog well, then are being blown out by the shooting, it leaves you with a headache. When you are at home with remote constantly in hand turning it up and down to try and hear the dialog, but are trying to keep from blowing out the speakers... back and forth... it takes something away from the film. Maybe it is requirement for a summer release to compete with Michael Bay's Transformers 2 and blow the audience out?
Skip this one.
Vote: 6/10
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152836/
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