by Walter Chaw Completed about a year after John Boorman's infinitely superior The General, Thaddeus O'Sullivan's Ordinary Decent Criminal is a sporadic «fictionalizing» of the life of Irish crime boss Martin Cahill that dresses up Cahill's exploits with slick visuals while attempting the unsavory task of doing exactly what The General was accused of doing: making urban terrorism and torture whimsical caper fare. (filmfreakcentral.net)
Scott's widescreen compositions capture the expansiveness of the heat - soaked Southwest plains; however, with the exception of a stunning Joan of Arc - inspired ending, Scott's gift for slick visual splendor is wasted on a run - of - the - mill Bonnie and Clyde - ish tale posing as profound social statement. (slantmagazine.com)
Without a step - up in resolution, however, we suspect that some will happily take a smaller device that's cheaper and almost as powerful, or opt for a rival device offering greater resolution for even slicker visuals. (pocket-lint.com)