Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Lightdeossk Captivating movie !

Motompa Go in cold, and you're likely to emerge with your blood boiling. This has to be seen to be believed.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

adonis98-743-186503 Public Enemies is a movie starring Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, and Christian Stolte. The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s. Public Enemies might hold one of Johnny Depp's best perfomances from the last decade alongside his scary as hell appearance and perfomance from the movie Black Mass as well. Excellent direction, terrific sets and a well done storyline make for an amazing crime drama that both Depp and Bale gave their all and in the end? it paid off quite well to be perfectly honest. Definitely one of Mann's most underrated works in my opinion. (10/10)

torstensonjohn John Dillinger, at one time one of the FBI's Most Wanted and Public Enemy #1. In the era of Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie And Clyde and even Al Capone, Dillinger was one of the most flamboyant. A bank robber but also one who was sympathetic to the little man. The originality of the film plays a semi poor grasp at historical timing, and does get a few things wrong. strong script with some shining moments by Depp as Dillinger. Depp brings that charisma, swagger and finesse to how collected Dillinger was. The accuracy of the tommy guns and the vehicles I thought was spot on. Christian Bale I found to be rather dull as Melvin Pervis. At some points the character drove the logic of the FBI but mostly it became a vendetta.There were a few points in the fil that were choppy in editing, cinematography was very well done. Filmed in parts of Chicago and even in Wisconsin. If you have a vast knowledge of history and enjoy gangster films then this will fill your viewing pleasure. I give this a simple but worth 7/10.

saletehnolog A great acting cast headed by Johnny Depp. A great biographical film, but greatly defined where it enters the zone of dramatic and criminal. The action is intense and requires you to follow the next event every moment. The time and place in which the action of the film is placed, which is the thirties of the last century, are excellent. In my opinion, the rating could be 8.2.

seymourblack-1 The American Depression-era gangsters seemed larger than life, often had colourful names and through their exploits, became a huge source of fascination for both the press and the population at large. Inevitably, the movie industry was quick to cater for the public's appetite for films about these characters and over the decades since the 1930s, the appeal of such movies has remained remarkably strong.Michael Mann's "Public Enemies" distinguishes itself from most of the gangster movies of the past by putting the emphasis firmly on realism and authenticity rather than thrills and excitement and the result is a crime drama that's presented in a more serious, detached and unglamorous style than most moviegoers might expect. Its main focus is on the period during 1933-34 in which the notorious bank robber, John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) was being pursued by an extremely determined FBI Agent called Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) and the differences between the charismatic criminal and the grim lawman could hardly have been more pronounced.After having been released on parole from an Indiana prison, Dillinger promptly leads his gang in a daring prison escape before embarking on a series of profitable bank heists. One night, at a Chicago nightclub, he's instantly attracted to a hat-check girl called Billie Frenchette (Marion Cotillard) and despite a tentative start to their relationship during which she's unsure what to make of him, Billie gradually warms to Dillinger's very direct style of courtship.J Edgar Hoover (Billy Crudup), the young director of the organisation which would soon become the FBI, makes Dillinger the country's first "Public Enemy No 1" and assigns Agent Melvin Purvis to the task of bringing the gangster's crime spree to a rapid end. Having recently gunned down Pretty Boy Floyd (Channing Tatum), Purvis is put in charge of the Bureau's Chicago office where he sets about his mission with some enthusiasm. He's a firm believer in the use of the newer, more scientific methods of crime fighting (e.g. phone tapping etc.) and uses these in his pursuit of Dillinger. He soon discovers however, that these measures alone won't be sufficient to enable him to catch his prey and so has to arrange for some more experienced Arizona lawmen to be brought in to augment his team.Despite this, Dillinger continues to cleverly outwit his pursuers until, through the use of some pretty unsavoury methods, Purvis is eventually able to achieve his goal."Public Enemies" has an almost documentary style with frequent use being made of the real locations where the events actually took place and the Depression era being recreated in a way that's both beautiful and convincing. The action is presented in a very well thought out order that contributes greatly to the smooth and logical progress of the story and it's also particularly successful in showing how the manhunt for Dillinger became so important to the development of the FBI as a national entity.Johnny Depp does a marvellous job of portraying Dillinger's unusual combination of charm, ruthlessness and confidence in a very well balanced performance that captures the very essence of what made Dillinger such a popular figure with the public of his day. Christian Bale shows the cold tenacity that made Purvis so strongly focused and Marion Cotillard is extraordinarily good as the beautiful woman who was made to suffer greatly for falling in love with Dillinger.