Directed by Michael Mann and starring Jonny Depp, Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard, Public Enemies is an American crime-film set during the 1930 depression in Chicago and follows the alluring bank robber John Dillinger (Depp).
Public Enemies tells the story of the last few years of Dillinger's life, where his bank raids made him a hero in the eyes of the public and his charm endeared him to almost everyone. So far, he has had the run of the city and has had little trouble from the authorities, but all that begins to change when the FBI is born.
FBI... director J. Edgar Hoover and his best agent, Melvin Purvis (Bale), personally hunt-down Dillinger and his crew, determined to put an end to his crime spree. Dillinger is a slippery master-criminal, but when Purvis makes a gang of ex-lawmen into official agents, Dillinger is betrayed and outwitted.
From visionary director Michael Mann ("Heat", "Collateral") comes the film inspired by one of America's most captivating and infamous outlaws - John Dillinger. [show more]
Depp brings a different character to the big screen, having created characters like Jack Sparrow and Edward scissorshand, Depp really gives his serious side of his acting range.
Christian Bale (Batman/Out of Furnace) plays Fbi agent Melvin Puris who wants nothing more than to stop Dillinger at work, he is sick of people getting hurt and money being stolen.
Even though this a long film i didnt find myself bored at any time as this is based on true events it really delivers some unanswered things how on the mafia worked.
some people i know didnt appericate this film, i will say the ending is weak it could have had a bigger impact however director Michael Mann (Miami Vice/Collateral) brings all different kind of movies from comedy to action. The Movie is worth a watch even if your a Depp fan or gangster movie lover.
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Michael Mann directs this action thriller set in 1930s gangland America. Johnny Depp stars as the charismatic bank robber John Dillinger, whose audacious raids and subsequent jailbreaks thrilled the American public as their sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into Depression reached an all-time low. Despite his status as a folk hero, Dillinger was declared 'Public Enemy Number One' by J. Edgar Hoover (Billy Crudup) and became the prime target of Hoover's fledgling FBI, headed by Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale). Marion Cotillard ('La Vie en Rose') co-stars as gangster's moll Billie Frechette.
Johnny Depp and Christian Bale emerge from two of the biggest blockbuster series of all time (Pirates of the Caribbean and Batman, respectively) to star in this crime drama from HEAT's Michael Mann. Depp stars as legendary gangster John Dillinger, while Bale plays FBI agent Melvin Purvis.
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