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Beatty's colorful adaptation of the Chester Gould comic strip is a dazzling display of costumery and production design.

The performances in the film are, for the most part, splendid. Pacino's rendition of Tracy's arch-rival Big Boy Caprice is sensational. In the title role, Beatty delivers an appropriately heroic performance; Headly is charming as his girlfriend Tess Trueheart; and Madonna gets to sing a couple of breathy show tunes penned by the inimitable Stephen Sondheim, and all of her other attributes are used to perfection.

Priceless line:
When asked if she misses her recently gunned-down lover, Madonna quips back: "I'm wearing black underwear."

An under-rated and highly campy (and fun) film.