OK, this movie took me a while to "get", but I eventually did. You see, I came into the movie with the wrong expectations: I came into Public Enemies expecting a gangster flick on the life of John Dillinger, done a lá total-and-complete-badassery. As I was expecting such, throughout the first half of the movie I thought I was merely watching a poorly-done and boring movie about John Dillinger. Then I started noticing the very distinct camera angles, the director's up-and-close-and-personal storytelling style, and the no-nosense biographical approach of the film to John Dillinger's (really-not-so-glamorous) life.Before I "got", this movie was going to get a 4 or 5 out of 10. But now, viewing in light of, "OK, a gangster film that does not have a Martin Scorsese feel":
7/10
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I saw this in the theater and I felt the exact same way. However, it's still lacking in something... I can't bring myself past the 6/10 mark, it's still below average in terms of story, and I think that's due to the fact that he wasn't as flashy/glamorous/exciting as I had expected. Great performance by Depp. Average performance by Bale.
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