I liked it no doubting that, but after all of the hype that I had for it, I was a little disappointed.

Rating: 7/10 (6 December 2009)

Johnny Depp and Christian Bale star in a film that could've and should've been the best movie of the year. Besides Wolverine, Public enemies was the movie I wanted to see the most this Summer. What movie lover didn't? It sounded great. We have Johnny Depp, one of the greatest actors out there playing John Dillenger. Shooting people and robbing banks. We have Chirstian Bale from my favorite movie The Dark knight playing Melvin Purvis, one of the cops of many trying to hunt Dillenger down. We all know it smelled like a masterpiece. We thought it would be a masterpiece.
Then America saw it. Unfortunately, the air went out of that balloon. Critics and America liked it, but we knew there was nothing Oscar here. That is a shame too. I think it deserves some Oscar buzz. I did like it. It just wasn't what I expected it to be.
Depp indeed does do a great job as John Dillenger. In the 30's, him and his men robbed banks all around the place. So during the time of the great depression, he robbed banks and the feds, one including Melvin Purvis(Played by Christian Bale). Dillenger soon falls in love with a woman named Billie(played greatly by Oscar winner Marion Cotillard). AS Dillenger and his men age, their robberies and their schemes get a little weak. That is something that I liked about this movie.
Public enemies is no doubt a good movie. But people who are expecting great will be a little disappointed. I was a little disappointed. I expected it to be a little more badass than it was. There is a lot to admire about this movie. Depp and Cotillard's performances are great. The action is great. The story alone is great. The cast is great. I just think that Bale's character doesn't really have that much to do here. I think Bale forces the accent a little.
I also think that this movie is a little bit slow. Public enemies is going to be remembered for Johnny Depp and Marion Cotillard because of their great performances. Michael Mann's Public enemies isn't as good as you'd think, but I think it does deserve some Oscar buzz, and you should see it.
Public enemies:***1/2 out of ****