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From award-winning director Michael Mann (Heat, Collateral) comes the film inspired by one of the country’s most captivating and infamous outlaws — John Dillinger. Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean series) stars as the charismatic and elusive bank robber marked by the FBI as America’s first “Public Enemy Number One.” Academy Award® winner Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose) plays Billie Frechette, the only woman capable of capturing his heart. Hunted relentlessly by top FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale, The Dark Knight), Dillinger engages in an escalating game of outrunning and outgunning the FBI, culminating in an explosive, legendary showdown. “It’s a landmark crime saga” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone).

User Reviews about Public Enemies (Special Edition) [Blu-ray]

Great script. Great action. Terrific cast. But wrong camera! Public Enemies is indeed one of Michael Mann's finest works and also showcases some of Johnny Depp and Christian Bale's most stellar performances. But how Mann, a leading advocate of HD digital filmmaking still managed to deliver an epic so video-like in quality is beyond me.

The entire movie, even on DVD, still has a strangely electronic video feel. I avoided this in the theatres, precisely because the film trailers looked so oddly like a video blow up. The colours are retained much better in the small screen, but the film's action and night sequences are tell tale giveaways that the picture we're seeing is a product of an electronic camera chip, and not the traditional 35 mm film camera.

Still, Public Enemies is a highly enjoyable film for all its technical flaws. I think Mann's love of electronic filmmaking needs better tools - I have not been impressed by his forays into the medium. Previous films like Collateral worked better in terms of using the video format, but his love of shooting dark scenes just don't cut it. Gone are the rich velvet blacks of film, replaced by these strange murky areas. If you watched the film and didn't notice its electronic quirks - great. My comments shouldn't stop anyone from watching the show, but as someone from the industry, it irked me a little.

On a more significant note, Depp really shines as Dillinger and delivers the robin hood charisma; while Bale is well casted as his relentless and intense nemesis. Marion Cotillard also turns in an impressive performance as Dillinger's moll (she's French!).

Mann captures the romantic era of James Cagney well - Public Enemies never lets up on its entertainment value, and it looks like everyone had a lot of fun working on this one. -- Great Film, Wrong Camera Choice

This movie was so much fun to watch. It is quite a period piece. I knew they worked hard at creating an authentic feel because my sister lives in Columbus, WI where many scenes were filmed. It isn't your typical shoot 'em up gangster movie. If you like true to life features, this is great. -- Public Enemies

Good movie, other people say it wasn't that great, don't listen to other people, go buy this movie its worth looking at if not owning. -- Public Enemies