Capone Review: 4 Ups & 5 Downs
A swing and a miss for Josh Trank.
Five years after director Josh Trank suffered through the strained production of his critically-reviled Fantastic Four movie, the filmmaker finally returns with his follow-up: a mid-budget, Tom Hardy-starring Al Capone biopic for which he was reportedly granted complete creative control.
Capone, which completed shooting two years ago, has evidently lingered on the studio shelf awaiting release for quite some time, and has now been made available through VOD platforms per current global circumstances.
While it was tough to know what to expect from Trank's film, the end result is neither as good as you may have hoped nor as bad as you possibly feared - a thoroughly middle-of-the-road biopic that ultimately doesn't really deserve Hardy's presence or commitment to the part.
Though certainly never less than watchable, those intrigued by the inspired pairing of a controversial hotshot filmmaker and electrifying lead star will likely be left underwhelmed at just how oddly forgettable the end result is.
Simply, only the most die-hard Tom Hardy fans need apply...