I am a big fan of Crime movies – specially those based on true people and events. Public Enemies is one such movie based on the life and times of John Dillinger. Starring Johnny Depp as Dillinger and Christian Bale as Agent Melvin Pervis, it is an almost true story of the last few months of the first “Public Enemy No 1″.
Set in the depression era, the movie details the last few bank robberies committed by Dillinger, and also showcases some of his (spectacular) jail breaks. Depp is impressive to say the least, charming and scary at the same time. Bale on the other hand is restrained, and showcases his acting abilities in portraying Pervis.
A lot of attention is paid to the actual facts and to the period in which the story is based, and the movie manages to transform you into the era of 1930s. There are some historical inaccuracies though, like the deaths of Baby face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd occur before Dillinger in the movie, while in reality they outlived him (by a few months though).
My rating for this movie would be 4.5/5 – with the .5 deducted because of the historical inaccuracies. Watch this movie if you are a fan of true crime movies, if you like serious stuff, and specially if you think that the only role Depp ever portrayed was that of Captain Jack Sparrow.
In the mean time, this is Hashir, signing off
Over and Out
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