Capone’s timing is no coincidence.
Witnessingthe fallout of that film’s failureinterested Trank in telling the story of Al Capone’s final days.
In a recent interview withPolygon, Trank finally told his side of theFantastic Fourstory at length.
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Whether these snapshots of decline make for good cinema or not is debatable.
(EW critic Leah Greenblattdid not give a positive review.)
I really don’t care about that today; I want to know what gives them diarrhea.
That’s what I am trying to show, because you don’t get to see that in movies.
You don’t read about that in biographies.
Al Capone was a flesh-and-blood guy."
Legends are often built on blood, betrayal, and opportunism.
What crimes, the juxtaposition asks, could possibly be justified by this demeaning twilight?
Caponehits video-on-demand platforms Tuesday.
