Calling Dick Tracy, calling Dick Tracy! Big Boy is on prowl and can't no copper 'cept you bring him down!
This week on The CineMeh Podcast, Josh and Ryan take on the underworld next to the banana raincoat and fedora hero of the early 30sin the 1990 fever dream classic, Dick Tracy.
With a cast of mob movie heavies and Warren Beaty at the helm, plus a stunning, unique visual style, this film has all the makings of a modern arthouse classic. Instead, it ends up being such a bland, mid film that it is difficult even to form an opinion about why it is so unremarkable! It's a film that just exists, despite having everything going for it. A perfect example of, unfortunately, extraordinarily wasted potential.
Our discussion goes into other film noir heroes of the era, including a call back to The Shadow in season 2, and a near constant invocation of Batman. Plus, if you like James Cagney and Edward Robinson, you'll be excited to hear them invoked with mention of vastly superior films like The Public Enemy and Little Caeser.
Strap on your talkie watch and load up your tommy gun, this one is a doozie.
Dick Tracy was released in 1990 and stars Warren Beaty, Al Pacino, and Madonna, with appearances by William Forsythe, James Caan, James Tolkan and Dustin Hoffman.
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