Public Enemies was one of the most anticipated movies of 2009. Headed by a stellar cast including Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, two of the best actors in the business, Public Enemies is the story of the legendary criminal John Dillinger. Dillinger was pronounced by J. Edgar Hoover as "public enemy number 1" as he went on a rampage of bank robberies, heists and mischief.
It's hard to imagine it in today's time, but Dillinger wasn't just a criminal, he was a star. He was probably the most famous person in the entire country, and people wanted to be robbed by him just to be able to talk about it. Johnny Depp puts together another fantastic performance, and Michael Mann directs the crime saga and keeps you anxiously anticipating what comes next.
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Since crime auteur Michael Mann, like his protagonists, plays by his own rules, Public Enemies eschews back story and motivation for a closely-observed, action-packed examination of men at work. FBI supremo J. Edgar Hoover (Billy Crudup) kick-starts a nationwide manhunt when he proclaims John Dillinger (Johnny Depp, in top form) Public Enemy #1. Hoover taps Agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) to bring the Tommy Gun-toting bank robber in by any means necessary (the agency also targets Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson).
If Dillinger had split the scene then and there, he might have enjoyed a happier fate, but he falls for beautiful coat-check girl Billie Frechette (Marion Cotillard, whose open-hearted performance makes her the most sympathetic character in the film). In the end, though, Dillinger is the captain of his own destiny: his loyalty to his girl and his gang overpowers his desire to live free. Though the director also set his first film, Thief, and third series, Crime Story, in his native Chicago, Public Enemies plays more like Heat in Depression-era garb. In that L.A. policier, Al Pacino's cop develops a grudging respect for Robert De Niro's criminal, but letting a lawbreaker go free isn't an option.
In this case, however, the tight-lipped Purvis never develops the same sort of esteem for Dillinger--or Hoover--making him the more tragic figure. If Public Enemies is less overtly commercial than The Untouchables or Bugsy, it's still the best mainstream gangster epic in ages and ranks among Mann's finest works. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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