1. Should have stayed in the funny pages.
2. A ground-breaking and striking comic-based movie, though the villains are too easily vanquished
3. Summer hasn't officially arrived yet, but it's unlikely to offer a big-budget commercial movie as thoroughly entertaining as this stylish real-life cartoon.
4. No other movie ever made looks like this. ...But the design doesn't overwhelm the actors. Director Beatty knows how to bring out the brightest in his cast...
5. This has an appealing two-dimensional comic-book look, but lacks the vision to go with it, not to mention an interesting hero or a feeling for action.
6. In sheer visual terms, this is the most convincing of the comic book movies that have been popular for the last decade or so.
7. A spectacular movie whose technical achievements -- notably the sharp editing -- will surely provide a gauge by which subsequent comic strip films are judged.
8. One of the most entertaining and creative event movies of the Reagan-era
9. This is a unique movie experience, well conceived and executed.
10. Lame and tedious comic book film. Try THE SHADOW or THE ROCKETEER instead.
What is the consensus?
Dick Tracy is stylish, unique, and an undeniable technical triumph, but it ultimately struggles to rise above its two-dimensional artificiality.