I think that there is so much information in this movie that it could have actually been made into a good trilogy. There should have been more development of both Dillinger and Purvis. Also the relationship between Dillinger and the girl could have been developed significantly. There is a scene where the common folk are applauding Dillinger as he is being wisked away in custody, however Mann never lets the audience know why the general public is so enthralled with him. What about Dillinger's relationship with his father, that could have been fleshed out.

All in all I think this film suffered from a lack likable characters and also a lack of hateable characters. It just kind of happened.

I did however like the constant shift between HD filming and handheld amateur looking film techniques during the intense scenes. That was an interesting change.