Mario Sundar (mariosundar)

Leave it to Johnny Depp to pick movies in every possible genre and with the help of some quirky directors turn it quirky for e.g. - summer blockbuster (Pirates of the Carribean), musical (Sweeney Todd), road trip movie (Fear and Loathing), romantic (Benny and Joon), comedy (Ed Wood), kids (Willie Wonka), thriller (From Hell, Sleepy Hollow), animation (Corpse Bride) - and "Dead Man" in tht illustrious line of films is a visual ode to Westerns. If you love Terrence mallick's films, watch this.

The beauty of Johnny Depp's body of work is his insistence on playing flawed, tormented souls and this movie's no exception. Flawlessly choreographed action sequences shot on Sony's F-23 cameras - the future of digital cinematography, a well paced script (though it lags a bit in the 2nd act), an awesome supporting cast (both Bale and Cotillard). This is a gangster movie with heart; my favorite Michael Mann film by far.

Watching the film for the 8th time, I realize that this movie is the closest approximation of Kurosawa's lessons as a master filmmaker. Coppola mimics Kurosawa's brilliant composition, framing, story arcs, penchant for telephoto... I could go on. Starting with the lines "I believe in America"! this movie totally deserves being voted the 2nd greatest American movie of all time.