Directed by Michael Mann, This is the story of the last few years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger. He loved what he did and could imagine little else that would make him happier. Living openly in 1930s Chicago, he had the run of the city with little fear of reprisals from the authorities. It’s there that he meets Billie Frechette with whom he falls deeply in love. In parallel we meet Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent who would eventually track Dillinger down. The FBI was is in its early days and Director J. Edgar Hoover was keen to promote the clean cut image that so dominated the organization through his lifetime. Purvis realizes that if he is going to get Dillinger, he will have to use street tactics and imports appropriate men with police training. Dillinger is eventually betrayed by an acquaintance.
Tagged: Channing Tatum, Christian Bale, Christian Stolte, David Wenham, James Russo, Jason Clarke, Johnny Depp, Michael Mann, Michael Vieau, Public Enemies, Ronan Bennett, Stephen Dorff, Wesley Walker
Depp is perfect in this, but Bale is kind of stale and doesn’t do much else with that terrible Southern accent. Also, Michael Bay shouldn’t have used digital cameras for this one since it didn’t really seem all that realistic. But no matter what he knows how to film an action scene. Good Review!