Better than I Anticipated

Rating: 9/10 (5 September 2009)

When i entered the theater to go see "Publice Enemies" I thought it was just going to be used as an excuse to get Hollywood's two biggest leading men (Johnny Depp and Christian Bale) in a movie together and sell as many tickets as possible. But I was pleasantly surprised that the movie was actually very well thought out and delightfully entertaining. It was one of the highlights of the 2009 summer block buster season for me.
Though I did have several problems with the movie. The problems i have include; Michael Mann is a big fan of using choppy camera motions that can be a little annoying, Christian Bale is a bit two-dimensional at times, and I couldn't understand why Johnny Depp spoke with a southern accent when John Dillinger was from Indiana.
But the film does have great shots of Chicago and the bank robbing scenes are executed exquisitly (kudos to Michael Mann). All in all "Public Enemies was great for the summer block buster season. I don't know what kind of Oscar chances it has but I wish it well. (Johnny Depp is due for one)