Wednesday 1 July 2009

Public Enemies

Cast
Johnny Depp
Marion Cotillard
Christian Bale
Channing Tatum
Billy Crudup
Giovanni Ribisi
Screenwriters
Ronan Bennett
Michael Mann
Ann Biderman
Director
Michael Mann
Running Time
130 minutes

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 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 thrilled many, Hoover made Dillinger America's first Public Enemy Number One. (Universal Pictures)

A good story well told but seems totally unnecessary given how many times it must have been done before.