My buddy out in Hell-A saw Michael Mann's upcoming gangster epic Public Enemies last night at a test screening. I had this text message in my inbox this morning:
"Undecided on film. Rated very good."
Not sure what that means. Did he like the film but not love it? Was he part of a larger focus group after the screening who gave the film an overall "very good" rating, but he himself is not sure how he felt overall? I am very curious, because my friend is as big of a Michael Mann fan as I am. We've loved all of his films. So...what's with the indecisiveness? Hopefully I'll have more to add to this post in a few hours. Time delays can be a bitch...
3 comments:
I had a chance to see it in LA about a month ago, but my wife picked the test screening of Drag Me To Hell instead (I was so-so on it, she really liked it). As it is, the trailer looks like a warmed over period variation on Heat/LA Takedown (the digital video makes it look like a direct-to-DVD cheapo).
I disagree on the look of the film. I think it looks, just based from the trailer, very intimate, very immediate, very unique. It will be cool and interesting and different to see a film of this sort shot digitally.
I have heard mixed stuff on Drag Me to Hell. I really like Raimi (most of the time) but the trailer underwhelmed me. But I am still curious.
And also, the fact that Mann reteamed on this flick with Dante Spinotti makes me get a little weak in the knees.
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