I am a Johnny Depp fan and have been ever since Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands. I think he is one of the most versatile actor in the entertainment business and is able to play virtually any type of character a movie needs. His portrayal of John Dillinger was fantastic, and from the opening scene of the movie when his character was full of optimism and promise at the score of each robbery to the ending of the film where his character became darker, almost brooding and awaiting the fate that would befall him Johnny Depp never missed a beat.
The movie is engaging, action packed and has a romantic twist between himself and Billie Frechette (played by Marion Cotillard) one that eventually would cost him his chance to escape and survive. His love for her is what drove him to take the extra risks to see her and help her flee with him, and you can see a sort of nobility and honor in the man even though he was a cold blooded killer.
The movie had a fantastic cast and Christian Bale played Melvin Purvis very well. A man who was put as the head of the Federal Bureau he was smart as well as cunning in his pursuit of the crime bosses and John Dillinger in particular.
If you are a fan of crime movies, particularly the old style ones that portray the era of Tommy Guns and Dames, then you will enjoy Public Enemies. This film was worth owning on DVD, and you can’t help but feel sorrow and empathy for the murderous bank robber known as John Dillinger.
Dragon Blogger gives this movie 4 out of 5 stars.
-Dragon Blogger
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January 23rd, 2010 at 8:00 am
Ack ack ack! I only watched half of this film, then I had to go to bed. (Not because it was boring.) I think we have similar taste in films, one of the reasons I like to read your thoughtful reviews.
I’ll check back after I watch the last half. Thanks for the reminder!
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January 23rd, 2010 at 9:03 am
It was a great film, you will enjoy the 2nd half of it.
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January 23rd, 2010 at 9:32 am
Thank you, Justin. I’m glad you wrote this review. I was all set to plunk down the $6 for the HD Video On Demand version(I have Verizon FIOS…highly recommended if you can get it…especially for the fiber optic internet connection), when my honey told me that she heard that it was awful.. Like you, we are both Johnny Depp fans, so now I guess we can go ahead and watch it. Yay!!!
Ray
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January 23rd, 2010 at 9:35 am
Since I have the Blockbuster Total Access (the only thing preventing me from using Netflix, is I get to trade them local in store for new movies same day, since I have a Blockbuster 2 miles away). I just rent nearly anything that slightly interests me, I rent about 30 movies per month, and watch all of them, this translates to about 80 cents per movie rental.
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January 23rd, 2010 at 10:11 am
That’s not bad at all. Beats the hell out of $6.
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January 23rd, 2010 at 6:29 pm
Okay. We just watched it. What a terrible review, Justin That movie was worth at least 10 stars. We loved it. I’m glad you reviewed it, or we might have missed it. Thanks again,
Ray
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January 24th, 2010 at 8:07 am
I only rate to 5 stars
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January 23rd, 2010 at 11:29 pm
Thank you for this great review. Now I’m interested in watching this movie.
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January 24th, 2010 at 1:29 am
I have watched this movie Justin, I can say it’s a nice one! hanks you for the review you, you toke me through some moments of the movie!
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January 24th, 2010 at 8:08 am
Thanks for checking out my review
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