Filled with great moments but ruined by shallow characters

Rating: 6/10 (21 June 2010)

During the great depression, John Dillinger and his gang loves to rob banks. After leaving prison on parole and then successfully breaking out his men, We follow the life of Dillinger who robs with ease and then hides out among the public.
The film looks beautiful and filming it in HD was a great decision. Mann captured the 1930s brilliantly and there nothing to complain about in the cinematography apartment. there are many great set pieces. The breakout at the beginning, the shoot outs , especially in the woods and the suspenseful ending. This is all good when your interested in the main character. But unfortunately, John Dillinger , while interesting, is actually quite boring. he like your typical science lecture on DNA, interesting but you wouldn't care if you missed a lesson.
He tells you where he off too , far away from Cuba as possible, but you only know as much as Billie does, his girl. there a couple of lines in the film in which he tells you his type of personality. "I was raised on a farm in Moooresville, Indiana. My mama ran out on us when I was three, my daddy beat the hell out of me cause he didn't know no better way to raise me. I like baseball, movies, good clothes, fast cars, whiskey, and you... what else you need to know?". If i'm going to be in your company for the next two hours, i would like to know abit more thank you very much. We know he robs banks and this is what we keep seeing through out the film. No depth at all, very shallow.
Bale, well, is he still in his Batman role? At times i think so. He gives a decent performance but nothing outstanding. Same goes for the rest, just fillers. While the film does have many great moments, it Dillinger himself which lets the film down. Johnny depp gave a average performance , which isn't good enough when your carrying the whole film. Would i watch it again? most likely not