Public Enemies (DVD) Reviews

I never thought I would say it but I was seriously disappointed by a Johnny Depp film, and to make it worse its directed by Michael Mann, not a film maker you would normally associate with such a lifeless and boring film as this one. This is Depps worse effort since the 'Ninth Gate' (No, I didn't see Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas...) and for ...  Read the complete review

I am a big film fan and try to watch alot of DVD's and go to the cinema. I have wanted to watch this for ages and finally bought the DVD yesterday, I was very glad I did, what a great film! The film is set in 1933, four years into the depression and mainly in Chicago. The film is directed by Michael Mann and is based around John ...  Read the complete review

Michael Mann directs this gangster thriller PUBLIC ENEMIES. The film is set in 1930's Chicago and centres on Johnny Depp's character John Dillinger who is a brutal bank robber who will do anything for money. He decides to lead a gang through America to go on a crime spree. The F.B.I led by the head J Edgar Hoover played by Blly Crudup ...  Read the complete review

Once again had no idea what this film was about and was only shallow-ly swayed into watching it for two pleasurable hours of swooning over Johnny Depp. The film was actually 2hrs 20 mins so the 20 mins of extra swooning. I digress! So Public Enemies, sounds like some sort of action film that I'd hate, but the fact it was set in the ...  Read the complete review

'Public Enemies' is an old-fashioned gangster movie - necessarily so, as it's set in 1930s / Great Depression-era America. As a film it's basically a big-name-actor two-hander, with the always-watchable Johnny Depp cast as 'Public Enemy #1' John Dillinger, and Christian Bale as the FBI lawman Agent Purvis who pursues Dillinger and his bank-robbing ...  Read the complete review

Way back in 1995, director Michael Mann (Last of the Mohicans, Collateral) wowed the world with his cops and robbers classic, Heat, a slow burning crime drama with a stand out cast and one of the greatest shoot outs ever committed to film. With the DVD release of his depression era gangster drama Public Enemies, comparisons are inevitable, which ...  Read the complete review

When trying to find a DVD to watch from the local shops rental service, I found myself looking at all of the DVD's in front of me, and seeing that I had watched all of the ones in front of me. My eyes finally settled on 'Public Enemies', a film that I had not heard too much about, but I was immediately attracted by the idea of a film with Johnny ...  Read the complete review

One thing I can say about Johnny Depp is that he never disappoints. He's a top-notch headliner for a reason; that reason being that he has real screen presence. Even in something as execrably awful as the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels (the original wasn't actually too bad), he brings enough to the movies to stop them from being total ...  Read the complete review

Johny Depp is back and how! Public enemies brings Depp and Christian Bale in a biography of one of the coolest bank robbers of America. Set in the 1930s, this crime/drama is a power packed film,though slightly diluted due to its slightly longer running time(around 140 minutes). The story is very basic, Depp(as John Dillnger) and his ...  Read the complete review

This film is excellent. Its in my favorite top 4 films. John Dilinger is a charismatic and charming bank raider, famous for give the police no chance to catch him. Knocking over a bank in 1 minute 40 seconds, he is organized and in a team with many connections. Breaking out of Jail twice he is public Enemy number 1, ironically the public saw him ...  Read the complete review

Before I'd seen the film i was really excited and had high expectations that Public Enemies would be a return to form for director Michael Mann, hoping for another 'Heat' i jumped right into the film with a dizzy smile and beaming eyes. I justified to myself that my expectation would be met - Johnny Depp is a respectable actor, Christian Bale has ...  Read the complete review

Public Enemies is a film that is adapted from the book, "Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI", by Bryan Burrough. It follows the story of John Dillinger The film opens with John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) and his gang escaping from a prison, in which one of the gang is killed and another kicked ...  Read the complete review

Set slap bang in 1933 depression era America, Public enemies is the story of the final eight weeks of notorious bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) who becomes a folk hero whilst FBI head J. Edger Hoover (Billy Cruddup) is determined to stop him, assigning ruthless agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) to hunt down Dillinger. Struggling with ...  Read the complete review

I went into this film with high expectations, Johnny Depp can always be relied upon to put on a good performance and Christain Bale is also often very good. The trailer had also made the film look like it was going to be an action-filled thrill ride as the two main characters hunted each other across america. However, when I saw it I ...  Read the complete review

PUBLIC ENEMIES - DVD Run Time 139 minutes "You can either die a hero, or be a living coward" ------------------ J H Dillinger "You've got two options, you can either die a hero, or be a living coward, what's it to be? - This 1930's epic should take major stopping in this clever true life adaptation by ...  Read the complete review

Public Enemies is a film directed by Michael Mann, whose previous films include Heat and Miami Vice. Set during the Great Depression, the film focuses on John Dillinger, a bank robber who gets named as America's first "Public Enemy No.1 by J. Edgar Hoover, and shows FBI Agent Melvin Purvis' attempts at stopping Dillinger and his ...  Read the complete review

The last time Michael Mann entered the world of driven cops n robbers, the result was Heat. The world was impressed, I was not. His spiritual follow-up, Public Enemies, is similarly gaining many rave reviews. So do I agree this time, or am I yet again, a lone voice crying in the wilderness? Public Enemies looks at the career of ...  Read the complete review

This movie sports an all star cast, namely Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. the main plot focuses around John Dillinger's (Johnny Depp) escapades as a 1930's bank robber and the FBI's attempts to apprehend him. The acting in the movie is first rate, with all the major characters being played with obvious talent. special mention must be made of ...  Read the complete review

I find it difficult to write constructive review on a film that disappointed so much, without it turning into a rant, but I'll try my best! Public Enemies is the latest film offering from director Michael Mann and tells the true story of notorious bank robber, John Dillenger (played by Johnny Depp). The film is set in the 1930s in ...  Read the complete review

Public Enemies is a film that should strike a resonance with current audiences. It's set in 1930's America when the public have no sympathy for the banks that have plunged them into the Great Depression. Charismatic bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) goes on a series of audacious heists, skipping over state lines in fast cars to escape ...  Read the complete review