Who are the gangsters?

Rating: 8/10 (5 July 2009)

Public Enemies is an introspective look at the fragile dance between law enforcement and criminals. It especially emphasized the abuses of J. Edgar Hoover - within the FBI and the tactics the agents would use to get information and open fire without question.
Johnny Depp and Christian Bale were awe inspiring in their roles as John Dillinger and FBI SAC Melvin Pervis.
Johnny Depp is a mature man, we have not seen him in this role before and he does not disappoint.
It has all the elements of a compelling drama set in the Great Depression - Depp did a brilliant job of making John Dillinger the champion of the poor and oppressed. Bale did a wonderful job of showing that Pervis had a conscience and in fact, left the FBI shortly after the capture/slaughter of Dillinger and eventually killed himself.