Overview
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's 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 and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
You would think that a movie with an all-star cast and director couldn’t miss, right? Well, this one kind of did. It wasn’t that there was anything necessarily wrong with it. There just wasn’t much right with it. I didn’t look at my watch while it was on but at the same time I was indifferent when it ended. The bigger problem I had was the complete re-write of historical events. The characters were completely transformed from who they were in real life. Instead of making Dillinger out to be a gangster (he wasn’t), why not just portray him as the people’s hero that he was? There were several scenes where Dillinger was shown in front of adoring crowds but not once did the director tell us why.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Public Enemies
Movie title: Public Enemies
Movie description: Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's 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 and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
Date published: 2010-05-07
Director(s): Michael Mann
Actor(s): Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Giovanni Ribisi, Billy Crudup, Marion Cotillard, Emilie de Ravin, Channing Tatum, Leelee Sobieski, Domenick Lombardozzi, Stephen Lang, Carey Mulligan, James Russo, David Wenham, Christian Stolte, Jason Clarke, John Judd, Stephen Dorff, Michael Vieau, John Kishline, Wesley Walker, John Scherp, Elena Kenney, William Nero Jr., Don Frye, Branka Katić, Stephen Graham, Michael Sassone, Rory Cochrane, Madison Dirks, Casey Siemaszko, John Michael Bolger, Peter DeFaria, Jonathan Macchi, Jeff Shannon, Robyn LeAnn Scott, Bill Camp, John Ortiz, Richard Short, Randy Ryan , Shawn Hatosy, Kurt Naebig, John Hoogenakker, Adam Mucci, Rebecca Spence, Diana Krall, Shanyn Leigh, Lili Taylor, Stephen Spencer, Rick Uecker
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
My Review
You would think that a movie with an all-star cast and director couldn’t miss, right? Well, this one kind of did. It wasn’t that there was anything necessarily wrong with it. There just wasn’t much right with it. I didn’t look at my watch while it was on but at the same time I was indifferent when it ended. The bigger problem I had was the complete re-write of historical events. The characters were completely transformed from who they were in real life. Instead of making Dillinger out to be a gangster (he wasn’t), why not just portray him as the people’s hero that he was? There were several scenes where Dillinger was shown in front of adoring crowds but not once did the director tell us why.
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