Public Enemies

Based on author Bryan Burrough's ambitious tome -Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-43, director Michael Mann's sprawling historical crime drama follows the efforts of top FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale ) in capturing notorious bank robber John ...more

Johnny Depp is the perfect John Dillinger. In Public Enemies, Depp gives Dillinger depth. He understands the nuances of one of America's most famous outlaws, and he doesn't play him as good or bad. He plays him as real. Dillinger is a complicated cat. During "The Golden Age of Bank Robbery," he reigned supreme. He was cool, cold and calculated, and Depp embodies each quality flawlessly on film. Much of the character's complexity comes from how conscious Dillinger was about his public image. In ...more

Based on author Bryan Burrough's ambitious tome -Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-43, director Michael Mann's sprawling historical crime drama follows the efforts of top FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale ) in capturing notorious bank robber John Dillinger. A folk hero to the American public thanks to his penchant for robbing the banks that many people believed responsible for the Great Depression, charming bandit Dillinger (Johnny Depp) was ...more