That is one outstanding trailer and the first footage I’ve seen.
This era’s always proved difficult for present-day filmmakers to credibly recreate. One major exception is “L.A. Confidential” (1997), but the rest, most notably Scorsese’s ridiculously over-praised “The Aviator” (2004), overtax your suspension of disbelief with a sense that everyone’s play-acting with clothes found in grandma’s attic. Director Michael Mann appears to have figured out that stylizing the hell out of it is the way to go. The music and atmosphere make you want to dive right in.
My one worry is the presence of J. Edgar Hoover. Can anyone think of a movie made in the last 20 years involving Hoover where the story didn’t screech to screaming halt to make a political point about the man’s rumored sexuality or commie hunting? That’s not to say he’s some saint above criticism, but he’s always stripped of his humanity and turned into a caricature which can only result in bad filmmaking. But as we’ve seen so many times before, the agenda too often comes before telling a good story.
Here’s hoping Mann’s the exception.
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