Dick Tracy (1990)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:24
Rotten:12
Average Rating:5.8/10
Consensus: Dick Tracy is stylish, unique, and an undeniable technical triumph, but it ultimately struggles to rise above its two-dimensional artificiality.
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Warren Beatty directs and stars in this lavish adaptation of Chester Gould's famous comic strip. Against a stylized and solid color backdrop of 1930s Chicago, straight-laced, square-jawed,... [More]
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The movie may lack unified conception, but it's supremely entertaining due to sumptuous production, lavish imagery and opulent costumes, and some terrific cameo appearances, such as Al Pacino. Full Review |
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In sheer visual terms, this is the most convincing of the comic book movies that have been popular for the last decade or so. Full Review |
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This has an appealing two-dimensional comic-book look, but lacks the vision to go with it, not to mention an interesting hero or a feeling for action. Full Review |
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3/5 |
One of the most entertaining and creative event movies of the Reagan-era
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A spectacular movie whose technical achievements -- notably the sharp editing -- will surely provide a gauge by which subsequent comic strip films are judged. Full Review |
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A ground-breaking and striking comic-based movie, though the villains are too easily vanquished
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Should have stayed in the funny pages.
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No other movie ever made looks like this. ...But the design doesn't overwhelm the actors. Director Beatty knows how to bring out the brightest in his cast... Full Review |
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Summer hasn't officially arrived yet, but it's unlikely to offer a big-budget commercial movie as thoroughly entertaining as this stylish real-life cartoon. Full Review |
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July 20, 2006:
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