In the action-thriller "Public Enemies,"
acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann directs Johnny Depp, Christian Bale
and Academy AwardŽ winner Marion Cotillard in the story of legendary
Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger (Depp)—the charismatic bank
robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J.
Edgar Hoover’s fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis
(Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public.
No
one could stop Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold him. His
charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone—from
his girlfriend Billie Frechette (Cotillard) to an American public
who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into
the Depression.
But while the adventures of Dillinger’s
gang—later including the sociopathic Baby Face Nelson (Stephen
Graham) and Alvin Karpis (Giovanni Ribisi)—thrilled many, Hoover
(Billy Crudup) hit on the idea of exploiting the outlaw’s capture as
a way to elevate his Bureau of Investigation into the national
police force that became the FBI. He made Dillinger America’s first
Public Enemy Number One and sent in Purvis, the dashing “Clark Gable
of the FBI.’’
However, Dillinger and his gang outwitted and
outgunned Purvis’ men in wild chases and shootouts. Only after
importing a crew of Western ex-lawmen (newly baptized as agents) and
orchestrating epic betrayals—from the infamous “Lady in Red’’ to the
Chicago crime boss Frank Nitti—were Purvis, the FBI and their new
crew of gunfighters able to close in on Dillinger.
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Directed By
Michael Mann Written By Ronan Bennett, Michael Mann, Ann
Biderman, Mark St. Germain Studio Universal Rating: R For gangster violence and some
language. Running Time
2 Hr 23 Mins Release Date July 1,2009
Seen At Ritz East 6-25-09
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