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REVIEW: "Public Enemies"
POSTED 07/01/2009 AT 8:27 AM ET
CATEGORIES: review, adaptation, drama

Michael Mann’s ambitious "Public Enemies" is infused with luster, glitz, flair, firepower, egomania, ball-busting and bravado. This is one of those rare movies that is larger than life. In the means that our everyday lives pale in comparison. The movie sees recklessness and exhilaration as two of the same. At its center, John Dillinger is a bold and brash personality who dared to turn his criminal persona into something cool, the movie suggests, saying he was a bad guy but he was a bad guy that had a certain class and style about him. He had criminal chic – he even charmed the newspapers when he was caught. Johnny Depp, in a disarming performance, nails the John Dillinger of 1933.

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