Public Enemies (Single-Disc Edition)
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Actor: Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Matt Craven, Rory CochraneBrand: NBC Universal
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Black & White, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 140 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-12-08
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Public Enemies (Single-Disc Edition)
Movie Review: "I'm John Dillinger and I rob banks!"
Summary: 5 Stars
When this movie came on TV tonight, I was pleasantly surprised. I had heard and read the tragic story of John Dillinger all my life and since I missed Public Enemies (Single-Disc Edition) when it came out in 1999, I stayed riveted to the TV.
With a nation-wide man-hunt on for Public Enemy No. One, notorious bank robber John Dillinger, this drama takes the viewer along for the bloody, horrific ride. Throughout the tense action of brutal bank robberies, street warfare with Tommy-guns blazing in all directions, harrowing prison breakouts and life-and-death chases through eerie woods, I felt like I was "inside" the action.
There isn't much humor in this movie, but what little there is comes from Dillinger himself who is endearingly cocky and overly confident. When he first meets and falls for beautiful coat-check girl Billie Frechette and she asks what he does, he says, "I'm John Dillinger and I rob banks." In that context, I couldn't help but laugh.
Another show of wit was when he sang "I'm headed for the last roundup," which struck me as humorous in an ironic way... Dark humor...or was it prophetic?
Johnny Depp is brilliant in this role; he not only plays the part of Dillinger, he is the man! He's a smart, methodical man who outwits the FBI at every turn...except the last one, of course. His, posture, facial expressions and entire performance are "dead on" to how I think Dillinger would be. Although I abhor his crimes, I feel some sympathy for the hunted, haunted man.
I found it odd that many citizens of that Depression era actually made a "hero" of him, which made for some rather "touching" scenes. One thing can be said for Dillinger, he was loyal to his gang and to his "love," Billie Frechette, sympathetically portrayed by actress Marion Cotillard. Christian Bale was also excellent with his tight-lipped portrayal of FBI Special Agent Melvin Purvis, the man credited with bringing Dillinger down. (The FBI also targeted Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson.)
I admired the agent who kept Dillinger's last, whispered words a secret from the other agents and delivered them to Billie personally. Whether this really happened or was "movie drama" I don't know, but I cried when Billie cried. I bet you will "tear up" when you hear what Dillinger said too. A sad ending, to be sure, but it ended the only way it could--with the message that must be delivered: Crime does not pay!
I agree with Kathleen C. Fennessy from Amazon's product description who says, "...it's still the best mainstream gangster epic in ages and ranks among Mann's finest works." Kudos to Director Michael Mann for his incredible eye for detail and superb casting. A solid five stars for this realistic, exciting movie.
Endnote: The movie is set in the golden era of bank robbers, a time when law enforcement struggled through its dark ages. Police departments were out-manned and outgunned, and J. Edgar Hoover's FBI agents were outsmarted. By the time Dillinger was killed outside a Chicago movie theater on July 22, 1934, his gang of yeggs--the era's name for bank robbers--had stolen tens of thousands of dollars from uninsured banks and shot about a dozen people, including police officers. The movie plays up Dillinger's life in Chicago, his robberies and his charisma, but it also glosses over several key robberies in my home state of Ohio. When I was a kid in Ohio, it was rumored that Dillinger hid-out in my hometown of Hamilton between robberies. A claim to fame? I think not!
Reviewed by Betty Dravis, July 10, 2010
Author of "Dream Reachers" (with Chase Von) and other books
Summary of Public Enemies (Single-Disc Edition)
From award-winning director Michael Mann (Heat, Collateral) comes the film inspired by one of the country?s most captivating and infamous outlaws ? John Dillinger. Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean series) stars as the charismatic and elusive bank robber marked by the FBI as America?s first ?Public Enemy Number One.? Academy AwardŽ winner Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose) plays Billie Frechette, the only woman capable of capturing his heart. Hunted relentlessly by top FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale, The Dark Knight), Dillinger engages in an escalating game of outrunning and outgunning the FBI, culminating in an explosive, legendary showdown. ?It?s a landmark crime saga? (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone).Similar DVD Movies
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