In Part Three of this list, we presented The Screengrab’s consensus picks for the Top 5 Bombs of Summer 2009.
Herewith, our individual picks and dishonorable mentions...
Andrew:
1. Wolverine
2. PUBLIC ENEMIES (July 1)
Aside from Bonnie and Clyde, The Untouchables and that Star Trek episode where they went to the gangster planet (“I don’t think you’re stupid, Mr. Krako”), I can’t think of many successful modern tommy-gun stories. Let’s see...Mobsters? The Cotton Club? Billy Bathgate? Sure, Michael Mann is a good director, but when Johnny Depp isn’t swinging for the fences with an Ed Wood, a Sweeney Todd or a Captain Jack Sparrow, he’s just dull as dishwater, and without some truly stellar reviews and/or word-of-mouth, this one's likely to disappear in the crowded summer shuffle.
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