Public Enemies

I wasn't too crazy about this one. I felt like more time was spent on shooting loud guns than developing the story. Funny that everyone mentioned the loud/bizarre music because while I was watching it, I was thinking "what the...?' Parts of the story were hard to believe and left me wondering "did that REALLY happen??" It was a constant loop of catching him and watching him escape without digging much deeper. Bale wasn't given the chance to do much, which was as big a disappointment as any.

A well filmed movie. The acting is alright and the cinematography is quite odd and many close ups. The story is good but it drags on forever, the film does have a tendency to tell us details we don't need to know. It goes all over the place too. Under developed and boring characters but the ending is quite good but not like the last 3 minutes, that was bad. Anyway all in all it is alright nothing spectacular.

Gorgeous film, especially the stylish gangster costumes. Depp and Bale both give good, sparse performances. But the story and the characters never really go anywhere, and yet it managed to go on and on. It was waaaay too long. The text epilogues were totally cheap--the script did not earn the emotional punch that is the fate of Purvis.

Perhaps there was a good film in Public Enemies, but it is lost in the poor camera work and bad sound editing. A difficult film to enjoy.

Eh... it was OK. As much as I love seeing Johnny Depp and Chicago landmarks in films, I found myself falling asleep a little. The film handled a story with a familiar ending pretty well, but the characters and relationships were undeveloped. The digital footage was a bit jarring at points.

shaky camera work almost made me sick

Not the action filled gangster movie I was expecting, but still very fulfilling. The action that we saw was executed perfectly by mr. mann. Some of the close ups he used on the characters were awesome. As a fan of history, It was also super interesting to see how the FBI began. Depp makes the perfect John Dillinger, adding depth to the role. I found myself rooting for the criminals from the perfectly staged beginning to the extremely suspenseful end.

Not very engaging. Makes little effort to draw you into the story.

Let me start by saying Deep was stupendous as Dillinger! Unfortunately, sloppy action shots and a stilted plot made for dissappointment. Was also hoping for more emotional connection to the characters as well.

Creo que no conocer la historia de John Dillinger condiciona mi apreciación de la película, la cual me resultó insulsa.

good

Johnny Depp really is THE actor of the last century!

Very good.

Good concept, could've been executed better.

Hand-held shaky cam had no place in this movie, the only redeeming features were that of Bale and Depp

It isn't quite accurate enough to be a biopic and not edgy enough to be a gangster film, it's kind of a mish mash of these two genres, where the quality isn't always easy to predict. The performances themselves can change from convincing, flesh and blood portrayals to phoned in dialogue out of a bad play. Basically, this film isn't always on it's good side. At about the halfway mark, it goes on a more consistent path, but you might be too exhausted to care.

Another awesome movie. Creates a tight bond between characters and the audience. Almost made me cry as dillinger slowly lost everyone around him and died because of treachery. Never trust no one.

A beautiul film but it lacks that extra something.

(2nd watch) How can Dillinger remain successful in this new world of tracking, tracing and identification? How can a man who does not think about tomorrow understand the next century? The criminal world no longer needs or wants a Robin Hood Figure such as Dillinger, they now prefer to conduct their heinous business underneath grainy shadows and office buildings. Dillinger's death paves the path for the new invisible evil, which might collapse any second now.

Very aesthetic and captivating first half of movie, more mellow towards the end, yet manages to create attachment to the character in his frantic downfall - probably an echo the of the real Dillinger after all.

Great cast and setting, flaccid pacing, weird camerawork. I am indifferent to Johnny Depp but it's nice to see him in a non-Mockney, non-Burton role.