When villain is widely praised which is not that common, he or she has his or her side of the story: a reasonable, memorable, and understandable one. Conversely, he or she can be psychotic evil, just the state of evilness and chaos. Cody is just a grumpy, old, fat, and short mama's boy who looks down on his people, his girlfriend, and almost everyone. He is too violent and neurotic every time without enough reasons.
Cody's obsession with his mom and troubled childhood can make him an interesting villain with history, but James Cagney fails to deliver it. His acting is exaggerated and dramatized unnaturally. He has this face he make, something like lips are smiling, but eyes are not. He makes lips widespread and talks like woodpecker, monotone and staccato throughout the movie. It's like a robot's acting in a exaggerated way. There is nothing natural about his acting. James Cagney IS overrated.
Government authority is so powerless that it brings down movie's protagonist with it. A great villain can shine because he or she can compete with a great hero, and vice versa. Joker and Batman; Thor and Loki; Harry Potter and Voldemort. When Cody breaks out from prison, officials even help his colleague put on straight jacket. With one hit in the back of the neck, police officer collapses and loses consciousness. Everyone grows and learns from obstacles, but Cody doesn't have any. It does not make him look so powerful; it makes him look dumb just like collapsed police officers.
Cody's obsession with his mom and troubled childhood can make him an interesting villain with history, but James Cagney fails to deliver it. His acting is exaggerated and dramatized unnaturally. He has this face he make, something like lips are smiling, but eyes are not. He makes lips widespread and talks like woodpecker, monotone and staccato throughout the movie. It's like a robot's acting in a exaggerated way. There is nothing natural about his acting. James Cagney IS overrated.
Government authority is so powerless that it brings down movie's protagonist with it. A great villain can shine because he or she can compete with a great hero, and vice versa. Joker and Batman; Thor and Loki; Harry Potter and Voldemort. When Cody breaks out from prison, officials even help his colleague put on straight jacket. With one hit in the back of the neck, police officer collapses and loses consciousness. Everyone grows and learns from obstacles, but Cody doesn't have any. It does not make him look so powerful; it makes him look dumb just like collapsed police officers.