Al Pacino was Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actor in this movie... Crazy
How the hell did this get a PG rating? lol
A comic that I suppose one day was successful.
This was one of the first movies I saw in the theater as a kid. I remember being bored out of my MIND!
A boldly literal interpretation of what was, at the time, sixty-year-old source material, Dick Tracy was dated before it had even commenced filming. In today's world, it's a painful reminder of what happens when badly misread cultural trends, aging showbiz producers and a full committee of writers collide on-screen.
Visually it's a day-glow disaster, combining recklessly outlandish wardrobe, distractingly obvious matte-painting backdrops, startlingly grotesque makeup effects and an odd mix of kids' primary colors with ink-black noir lighting. The cast is so stale, weak and one-dimensional throughout that not even an A-list staff of Hollywood's elite is able to play life preserver. Dustin Hoffman, James Caan and Al Pacino are lost amidst the flood of stilted dialog, Madonna sleepwalks through a rotten performance as, basically, herself, and Warren Beatty is so squeaky clean and unrelentingly straightforward in the leading role that it almost works on a purely satirical level.
Clearly someone, somewhere, saw the runaway success of Tim Burton's Batman around the corner and chose to grant a similar treatment to a character they recalled from the funny pages of their own youth, without stopping to consider if Tracy's story was as relevant and trans-generational as Bruce Wayne's. The splashy colors and simple, hackneyed plot make it a no-sell to adults, while the abundance of sex and violence also makes it tough to buy as a kid's movie. Genuinely awful from start to finish, I had to watch in three installments because it kept putting me to sleep.
“Calling Dick Tracy.” Warren Beatty brings legendary detective Dick Tracy to the big screen in this campy and fun comic book film. The story follows famed police detective Dick Tracy as he attempts to rid the city of organized crime; meanwhile notorious gangster Big Boy Caprice eliminates his competition and becomes the head of all the crime families. Starring Warren Beatty, Madonna, and Al Pacino, the film has an excellent cast; but it’s Pacino’s over-the-top, charismatic performance that steals the show. The visual style of the film is also quite remarkable, and has an impressive surrealness to it. And, Danny Elfman provides a wonderful score that’s whimsical and upbeat. A clever and entertaining satire of the gangster genre, Dick Tracy is packed with action and adventure.
Really nice performance from Al Pacino, also loved the music.
An all star cast brings this under-rated movie to life. Dick Tracy is one of the best gangster flicks from the 90's that doesn't get enough love. The 61% good reviews here is proof of that.
I think the movie is a lot of fun. It was daring to make everyone look like they would in a comic strip. Or the animated adaptations.
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Like a PG version of Sin City (which would come out 15 years later). Not perfect but still underrated.