Michael Mann at his best

Rating: 10/10 (14 June 2014)

Michael Mann's great gangster flick Public Enemies told the amazing story of John Dillinger's crime career and Melvin Purvis the FBI agent that was hired to catch him for all of the crimes that he had done. In this movie Dillinger is played brilliantly by Johnny Depp who I think gives one of the best performances of his career in this well done masterpiece, which goes on a par with Goodfellas, American Gangster, Bugsy, and The Departed. As well as Melvin Purvis being portrayed with excellence by Christian Bale. Director Michael Mann has made a great movie out of this well done movie that was unfortunately snubbed by the Oscars when it should not have been when it was one of 2009's best films.