Guess I should give my impressions! First and foremost, Michael Mann was in fact there and introduced the film. 
Capone had a quick little 5-10 minute back and forth with him and then the film started. I ate it up.
The pacing at the beginning of the flick is a little off IMO. It drags to a certain extent... kind of hard to explain but I have a feeling many people will understand what I'm saying when they see it. After the first 30 minutes or so it really hits its stride and then runs on all cylinders for the rest of the film.
The action sequences are INTENSE in this. Instead of the sudden impact of Collateral, they're more in line with the heist scene in Heat... but over and over (and not just in the bank robbery scenes, obviously). One particular sequence goes for a good 10 minutes or so of just non-stop action with the typical grace of a Mann film.
One potential sticking point is that everything feels so real due to the clarity of the HD cameras. For me, this was a good thing. I felt like I was right there, watching reality happen. For my girlfriend, it was a little offputting because for her it felt odd to see something that took place so long ago look so modern. Two eras colliding if you will.
I loved it. I think people will be very satisfied with the performances and the action along with the authenticity of the look and feel. It was very interesting to see new policing activities mixed with the old west feel of stopping the criminals when the opportunity arose.
I'd recommend to anyone who enjoys this to check out Bryan Burrough's new book The Big Rich. Very interesting read on the Texas oil tycoons of the 1900s.
Capone had a quick little 5-10 minute back and forth with him and then the film started. I ate it up.The pacing at the beginning of the flick is a little off IMO. It drags to a certain extent... kind of hard to explain but I have a feeling many people will understand what I'm saying when they see it. After the first 30 minutes or so it really hits its stride and then runs on all cylinders for the rest of the film.
The action sequences are INTENSE in this. Instead of the sudden impact of Collateral, they're more in line with the heist scene in Heat... but over and over (and not just in the bank robbery scenes, obviously). One particular sequence goes for a good 10 minutes or so of just non-stop action with the typical grace of a Mann film.
One potential sticking point is that everything feels so real due to the clarity of the HD cameras. For me, this was a good thing. I felt like I was right there, watching reality happen. For my girlfriend, it was a little offputting because for her it felt odd to see something that took place so long ago look so modern. Two eras colliding if you will.
I loved it. I think people will be very satisfied with the performances and the action along with the authenticity of the look and feel. It was very interesting to see new policing activities mixed with the old west feel of stopping the criminals when the opportunity arose.
I'd recommend to anyone who enjoys this to check out Bryan Burrough's new book The Big Rich. Very interesting read on the Texas oil tycoons of the 1900s.
