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I have seen a lot of gangster movies and in my opinion this one is better than any of them. This is definatly a instant classic. It is very action packed and relatively clean as far as language goes. There is a lot of blood in this movie, though (high powered rifles blowing peoples stomachs up and stuff like that). I would definatly recommend that you watch this movie if your a fan of gangster movies. If you have kids, you might want to watch it before they do just to make sure that you want to let them watch it. It does have a lot of things that kids shouldn't watch so it might not be a good idea to let them watch it. A little summary... In the action-drama Public Enemies, acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann directs Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard in the story of legendary Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger (Depp) - the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoover's fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Bale, and a folk hero to a nation besieged by financial hardship and ready to celebrate a mythic figure. No one could stop Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone - from his girlfriend Billie Frechette (Cotillard) to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression.Read full review
Great story, and great actors come on we have Christian Bale and Johnny Depp inn one movie, this is an amazing job. An the price was great too, in other words PERFECT DEAL!!!! This movie covers both sides of the governments fledgling attempts at controlling criminal masterminds that were controlling the minds of the depression era famished citizens. It showed some tolerance given to Dillinger, a "Robin Hood" type character (Depp), and the task for the bigger tha life lawman (Bale) that pursued him. Depp carefully crafts a human quality and face to the dark evil facet, countered by Bale's portrayal of good and crystalizes his resolve and dedication above and beyond to take down this heroic foe. What I feel the movie lacked in, was showing the true widespread plight of the times and the desperation of the common person. The control placed on them by thugs and criminals that took advantage of their plight and ruled their fears. Bale was the true hero in many minds of the time by my parents, not Depp. However, if the spin was that criminals take advantage of the poor and beaten down for their own personal gain, then that wouldn't fill theatre seats, would it!!!" Thank you very much!!Read full review
Johnny Depp is John Dillinger, the most notorious gangster in Chicago history. Dillinger robbed banks throughout Illinois during the 1930s and had the favor of the people in the communities where he lived. When Dillinger would rob a bank he would take care of the 'little folks' by giving them their money back that they had to pay to the banks. This made him very popular and anyone who knew him would gladly hide him from the authorities. Christian Bale plays FBI Agent Melvin Purvis who had just captured "Pretty Boy" Floyd (Channing Tatum). He is placed in charge of the Chicago office of the FBI and instructed to use whatever means necessary to capture Dillinger. The movie flows with the lives of these two men and those they come in contact with. There is plenty of action and the story is pretty much right on track with what really happened. Also starring in the movie are: Bill Camp, Billy Crudup, Christian Bale, David Wenham, Don Frye, Emilie de Ravin, Giovanni Ribisi, Jason Clarke, John Michael Bolger, John Ortiz, Marion Cotillard, Matt Craven, Peter Gerety, Rory Cochrane, Shawn Hatosy, Spencer Garrett, Stephen Dorff, Stephen Graham, and Stephen Lang. With a cast like that you would expect a great film and this one does not disappoint. Get this one and watch it over and over, it is well worth it.Read full review
Johnny Depp and Christian Bale star in Michael Mann's 2009 crime drama. True story of FBI agent, Melvin Purvis pursuing bank robber, John Dillinger and his gang during the 1930's. This is pretty good and Johnny and Christian are great together. This 2-disc special edition has nice picture and sound plus neat extras. I recommend this.
One of my favorite movies .... They did a great job of capturing the life of John (with a lot of compression). I like how they made the actual locations where the events happen look like they did back in the thirtys
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