This first act of this movie is a great example of building a realistic feeling of dread and unease. Sadly it is hindered by the movie's slow pace and predictable story in the latter acts.
One of the most genuinely fun television shows I have seen in a while, Dirk Gently is a show driven by its whacky character's and surreal events. Admittedly it fumbles the ball slightly in it's second season, but it still manages to limp over for a touchdown. Worth your time, even though the show's cancellation robbed it of the satisfying ending that it deserves.
Enough material to make one very average SNL skit is stretched out over a whole movie. The only reason this is bearable is because I love Charlie Day and Ice Cube.
A typically run of the mill crime movie, the only real interesting part being that the events are based on a true story. Johnny Depp's make up never looks real to me and ultimately made a lot of this movie more comical than tense.
