The most embarrassing part of the film is Warren Beatty (53 years old!!!) at the time casting himself as Dick Tracy, a part that should have been played by an actor 20 years younger than him. Due to Botox and plastic surgery he has as little facial movement as the actors wearing heavy makeup or masks to look like comic book characters. And he can't act either, which is possibly because there is no-one to direct him. And despite how great looking he think he is, he looks old and tired. All the great actors in this movie (not counting the very old douche-bag Warren Beatty) are completely wasted here, because they're unrecognizable in their heavy makeup or masks.
Apart from a funny Al Pacino) as the main villain "Big Boy.
And Dustin Hoffmann as Mumbles, that I didn't recognize until his second scene and in a closeup.
Madonna is very sexy as Breathless Mahoney, but they would get better acting out of a chimp than her.
As for the movie in general: the matte paintings and the stupid colors on the fake looking buildings that is suppose to look like a comic book city are not impressive. Especially not, thinking about Sin City, where this was done on a computer. And looked a 1000 times better. I know this movie was made 26 years ago, but it must have looked like crap even then.
And what's the deal with making all the badguys look like comic book characters and only 5 actors in the movie looking like human beings? Either they all look like comic book characters or they all look like human beings.
The movie is slow in pace and drags along and could easily have been half an hour shorter.
There is zero chemistry between Warren Beatty and Madonna and Warren Beatty and Glenne Headly. Probably due to the old Beatty, playing opposite women that could be his daughters and Beattys inability to direct other actors.
The kid playing Kid is okay.
Overall a dull movie and the worst comicbook adaptation I have ever seen.
Avoid this crap!!
Apart from a funny Al Pacino) as the main villain "Big Boy.
And Dustin Hoffmann as Mumbles, that I didn't recognize until his second scene and in a closeup.
Madonna is very sexy as Breathless Mahoney, but they would get better acting out of a chimp than her.
As for the movie in general: the matte paintings and the stupid colors on the fake looking buildings that is suppose to look like a comic book city are not impressive. Especially not, thinking about Sin City, where this was done on a computer. And looked a 1000 times better. I know this movie was made 26 years ago, but it must have looked like crap even then.
And what's the deal with making all the badguys look like comic book characters and only 5 actors in the movie looking like human beings? Either they all look like comic book characters or they all look like human beings.
The movie is slow in pace and drags along and could easily have been half an hour shorter.
There is zero chemistry between Warren Beatty and Madonna and Warren Beatty and Glenne Headly. Probably due to the old Beatty, playing opposite women that could be his daughters and Beattys inability to direct other actors.
The kid playing Kid is okay.
Overall a dull movie and the worst comicbook adaptation I have ever seen.
Avoid this crap!!