From the trailer of Public Enemies, you would think that this movie is full of action, bank robberies and excitement. Maybe even an updated version of the 1987 classic film, The Untouchables! Unfortunately, it wasn’t.
Public Enemies moved very slowly. The main problem was the movie was trying to tell too many stories at one time. Is the movie about the birth of the FBI or John Dillinger? I wasn’t sure. Now, when we got to the action scenes, they were good and exciting but the scenes where too far apart. I really wanted to learn more about Dillinger and his romance with Billie. But once I realized who the director was, it explained a lot. Michael Mann is the director. He directed the 2006 flop Miami Vice. It had the same problem as Public Enemies…confusingly slow!
The only saving grace for the movie was Johnny Depp. I do not understand why he has not won an Oscar yet. You can’t help but fall in love with Dillinger because of Depp’s portrayal. He was amazing! Although you knew that Dillinger was going to die, you wanted him to live. I love cheering for the bad guy. Christian Bale as Melvin Purvis was okay. He was the same in Batman Begins and Terminator: Salvation. The same blah character. He doesn’t bring any depth to a character to me. It’s the same thing all the time. Yawn.
Overall, Public Enemies was okay. Not great but okay. It’s worth seeing but I say wait for the DVD and enjoy. You don’t have to see it on the big screen.
Grade: B -
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