DICK TRACY
This movie got panned by a lot of people because,
frankly, it's really not up to the standards of most
of the movies made around the same time! However,
that being said, This is a great movie!! It's based on
a comic strip, and in that end it's done extremely
well!! You'll believe that you're actually back in the
thirties, watching a movie about cops of the time!
What stands out right away is the colors that just
jump out at you!! Very vivid yellows, reds and
greens and blues, but mostly reds!! This deserved
an oscar for costumes, as well as set design, which
it deservedly won! Also won for the music, though
I wasn't impressed with Madonna's singing!
The story's pretty simple, Dick's out to bring down
all the criminals that are running the town, which
by the way is never mentioned!! Many, many well
known actors: Warren Beatty, Al Paccino, Dick Van
Dyke, James Caan, Dustin Hoffman, Charles Durning,
John Schuck & Paul Sovino! Lesser known, but from
Star Trek lore, are Colm Meany(ST: TNG & DS9) &
Michael J. Pollard(From the episode "Miri" from
Star Trek: TOS!)! A
From IMDb.com:
Don't look for an overdeveloped plotline here....just
sit back with some popcorn and enjoy this one. A
gallery of stars pop up as the classic cartoon character's
villains in this live action comedy, which features
incredible makeup and set design, not to mention
knockout performances from Beatty, Madonna, and
Pacino. Great fun for kids and adults alike.
*** out of **** --Mark Englehart