Public Enemy

Action
3.5 stars
Decent gangster movie. Johnny Depp stars as John Dillinger, the infamous bank robber of the 1930’s. There are plenty of obligatory shoot’em up scenes and robberies. I would have liked to have seen more of Dillinger’s lifestyle between the robberies and more character development of the other gangsters that he dealt with. Marion Cotillard (A Good Year) co-stars as Dillinger’s girlfriend as well as Billy Crudup (I’ve always thought he was talented but his accent felt phony) and Christian Bale. Also, a complaint to the make-up artist: Depp had that smudged mascara look under his eyes that kept making me expect him to morph into Capt. Jack Sparrow! Great acting, but as I said, the story and characters should have been developed better.