Mann's best since HEAT

Rating: 8/10 (1 July 2009)

3 years after the underwhelming Miami Vice, Michael Mann returns with Public Enemies. To say it is a great movie is an understatement. This is why movies are made, so stories like these can be told by artists like Mann. The performances, especially Bale's, are great and restrained as many people are probably wondering. Depp shows that he is an actual actor who doesn't just put on makeup and appear in Tim Burton films and makes Dillinger incredibly human and likable just like the real man himself was and also shows his violent side with subtlety instead of being over the top. The HD cinematography by Dante Spinotti was also incredible and probably the highlight of the movie since it brought so many dull things and dark rooms come to life with color and light. The sound design is of course amazing as is the case with every Mann film and Elliot Goldenthal's score brings so much emotion and ambiance to every scene it is used in. Go see this film, it truly is a great film and one that you will not regret that you saw at the cinema.