Dick Tracy, Al Pacino | FLAT AS A PANCAKE Pacino's ''Dick Tracy'' makeup seems dated
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FLAT AS A PANCAKE Pacino's ''Dick Tracy'' makeup seems dated
Review

Dick Tracy (2002)

EW's GRADE
B-

Details Release Date: Apr 02, 2002; DVD Release Date: Apr 02, 2002; Movie Rated: PG; Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Mystery and Thriller, Sci-fi and Fantasy; With: Warren Beatty, Glenne Headly, Charlie Korsmo, Madonna and Al Pacino...; Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures

Filmmakers hoping to jump on the latest comics-to-movies craze (''Spider-Man,'' ''The Hulk,'' ''Daredevil'') could do worse than watch Warren Beatty's take on a previous generation's hero. The perfectionist director-star got so much right, starting with the primary-colored matte-backdrop sets, and with the crisp transfer on this DVD -- sadly devoid of any extras whatsoever -- you want to fall into the painterly frames (designed by the late Richard Sylbert, who won an Oscar). Then there's the surprisingly tough rat-a-tat-tat style, some fun Sondheim songs, and Oscar nominee Al Pacino as nasty Big Boy Caprice. Be warned: The makeup on villains like Pruneface and Flattop looks dated, and the underwhelming script is as plain as a yellow raincoat. Still, Beatty is ever mindful of the nature of his source material, and that's half the battle.

Originally posted Apr 09, 2002
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