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- That's not to say Public Enemies is by any means a bad film; on the contrary, it's quite engaging. It is competently constructed and often compelling, but it will not be mentioned in the same breath as some of its classic predecessors.
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Public Enemies is a 2009 American biographical crime drama film directed by Michael Mann, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronan Bennett and Ann Biderman. It is an adaptation of Bryan Burrough's 2004 non-fiction book Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34.
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's (Johnny Depp) charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover (Billy Crudup...
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- Michael Mann
- R
- Johnny Depp
I feel like this movie gets a 'meh..' opinion from the majority of the public. A movie that people probably have seen at one time or another, and didn't necessarily 'hate' it, just never had any intention of having anything to do with it again.
Public Enemies: Directed by Michael Mann. With Christian Bale, Christian Stolte, Jason Clarke, Johnny Depp. The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
- (322K)
- Action, Biography, Crime
- Michael Mann
- 2009-07-01
Public Enemies is a film about the infamous 1930s bank robber John Dillinger. As an educator, I have shown this film for both History, Law and Criminology classes in the school without issue, uncensored. The story can also apply to the rise of the FBI in the United States. Is it a violent film? Yes, absolutely!
- Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard
- Michael Mann
- Universal Pictures
The worst thing about this movie is the mix of film and digital. One moment you have something beautifully shot and the next is the this weird looking effect where movements are really really blurred.
Now Public Enemies is by no means a bad film, some of the actors were terrific and the sets were perfect as well as the whole feel of the film. But it just won't stop with the "Run! Chase!
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