Mann's and Depp's greatest job

Rating: 8/10 (4 July 2009)

Johnny Depp has always been a showman, and he does it fine, but with a little of Michael Mann's help, he gave the best performance of his career as John Dillinger, not even Tim Burton could do that. Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard are also pretty good, but I think 2 acting monsters like Depp and Bale could have interacted more, but the scene where they act together is greatly performed because they speak each other like thinking "this guy is an idiot and I'm a genius". Michael Mann achieves to show a cynical and brutal gangster, who is at the same time a passionate romantic. We men should learn from him on how to get a girl. That makes Public Enemies the film where Mann best develops his characters and plot, specially in Film Noir, where characters have to be as good as they are evil. Speaking on Film Noir, the 30s atmosphere giving tribute to James Cagney and Clark Gable films is enjoyable. In resume, it's Michael Mann's best film.