Dillinger

With its succinct, no-nonsense title, 1945's Dillinger promised a crisp, newsreel-esque bio of its famous subject, then dead just over a decade but still fresh in the public's mind as an enduring legend of the thug lifestyle. The film fulfills this modest goal, but not much more. At just 70 minutes, the film moves at a brisk pace, but it's somewhat paradoxical in that it feels too superficial,