Public Enemies (4.5 stars)
Starring:
Johnny Depp!!! (there should have nothing more to say about this charming actor),
Chrstian Bale (Bat-man~)
and Marion Cotillard (French, Academy award winner)
Director: Michael Mann (Directed The Insider, Ali, Miami Vice, and produced the Aviator, the Kingdom, and Hancock)
Before I watched the movie, I barely have any idea who John Dillinger was. I went to see the movie because I trust Johnny Depp. I would never doubt his choice of movie, same goes to Robert Downey Jr. , Al Pacino, and Brad Pitt. They got sense.
Walking out from the movie, I am in a stage of paradox. Not about the movie, but questioning my own ethic. The movie is about a criminal, a sly gangstar who rubs banks during the great depression era. But I look at Dillinger from the movie as a hero, and I thought he is actually a very charming and a very charismatic man. Where's my morale? For this, I blame on Johnny Depp. He portraited this character in such a way that viewers like me start feeling bad for the villain. I am not good at critic movies, but just want to share my thought. I can't critic on camera angle, or acting, but I like the story line. I think Depp successfully re-create another historical figure. Depp's Dillinger was a gentlemen, and somewhat like the Robinhood back in the old ages. He rub banks, but he won't take a person's money out of his pocket ("We are here for the bank's money, not yours, put it away"). He was kind of the man who take the secretary of the banker as hostage, but would still leave his trench coat with her to protect her from the coldness of the winter. He is not a murderer, he doesn't kill people because it is fun. He challenged the authorities by exploring the Chicaco police office Dillinger's Squad in the broad daylight. He was a charming man in the America's media's eye and to the general public. When he was captured (again) and drove down the street, the street people treat him like a celebrity. He was also the reason federal government moved on to establish the FBI (well, somewhat contributed to that). In this movie, I felt that he was a hero (don't shoot me because I usually despise the bad guys).Oh, and at the beginning, I couldn't stop to think him as the pirate in the movie, and his facial expression just reminded me so much of him in his successful movie triology. But his magic touch does not stop here, and he successfully (again) build another character of his in this movie. All I can say it's....It's Johnny Depp, what else can you expect?
Christian Bale's character was more like a villain to me than Depp's. I think at the end, he is out of his mind. His department reminds me of mafia instead of police force. I was surprised to see that he soon left the Beureau after Dillnger's death, and end his life by himselves. Sad character...completely gone psycho after chasing the American Number One Public Enemy. Lost his mind, poor guy.
Billie Frechette, Dillinger's women. I am just amazed how tough she was. In order to be an American's Number One Public Enemy's women, she must be tough. It was a sweet thing to see Dillinger really falls for a girl like her, and he was actually very dedicated to this one single women. He would risk his life for hers. I am glad that she is not just part of the ordinary love line, but she is actually a character. Her characters were well built up by Marion Cotillard.
At the end, Dillinger end his life in a quick and fast way. Of course he should be executed...because he was a bank rubber. It's a sad thing to watch it in the movie though, but I am sure during the real old days, people were happy.
"There were indeed a number of instances of subtle humor that few others than Johnny Depp can truly offer in addition to Director Michael Mann’s successful attempt in capturing the early-30s era in all aspects of the film. " (http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/10628)
Afterall, I just wanna say, Johnny Depp, you are amazing!~
~The End~
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