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Public Enemies (Trailer) |
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| Release Date
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1 July 2009 |
| Genre
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Crime | Drama | Thriller |
| MPAA
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Rated R for gangster violence and some language. |
| Runtime
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140 min |
| Country
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USA |
| Language
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English |
| Color
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Color |
| Aspect Ratio
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2.35 : 1 |
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SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS |
| Certification
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USA:R | Ireland:15A |
| Filming Locations
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Aurora, Illinois, USA |
| Company
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Universal Pictures |
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Overwiew :No one could stop John 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' gang -- later including Baby Face Nelson and Alvin Karpis -- thrilled many, J. Edgar Hoover made Dillinger America's first Public Enemy Number One and sent in Melvin Purvis, the dashing "Clark Gable of the FBI." However, Dillinger and his gang outwitted and outgunned Purvis' men in wild chases and shootouts. Only after importing a crew of Western ex-lawmen (newly baptized as agents) and orchestrating epic betrayals -- from the infamous "Lady in Red" to the Chicago crime boss Frank Nitti -- were Purvis, the FBI and their new crew of gunfighters able to close in on Dillinger. |
Starring :
Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, David Wenham, Stephen Graham, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Dorff, Adam Mucci, Rory Cochrane, John Ortiz, Jason Clarke, Billy Crudup, Stephen Lang, Shawn Hatosy, Emilie De Ravin, Leelee Sobieski
Directors :
Michael Mann
Producers :
Jane Rosenthal, G. Mac Brown, Michael Mann, Kevin Misher
Writers :
Michael Mann, Ronan Bennett, Ann Biderman, Bryan Burrough |
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USA Today - Claudia Puig
: ...a welcome adult alternative to summer's sophomoric blockbusters.
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B
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San Francisco Chronicle - Mick LaSalle
: The only thing Public Enemies lacks is the sense of a story bigger than itself.
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B
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Rolling Stone - Peter Travers
: ...movie dynamite.
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A-
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Reelviews - James Berardinelli
: ...solid in both its storytelling and the way in which the narrative is represented on screen.
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B
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New York Times - Manohla Dargis
: ...a grave and beautiful work of art.
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A
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New York Post - Lou Lumenick
: ...disappointing, curiously uninvolving...
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C
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Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan
: Michael Mann and Johnny Depp make art of Dillinger.
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Hollywood Reporter - Kirk Honeycutt
: A missed opportunity to make gangster picture with flesh-and-blood characters.
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C
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Filmcritic.com - Bill Gibron
: ...old fashioned filmmaking.
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B+
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Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum
: Public Enemies re-creates clothes, but doesn't fully fashion the man who wore them.
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B-
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E! Online - Natasha Vargas-Cooper
: ...off-key and forced.
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Chicago Tribune - Matt Pais
: Too bad John Dillinger never stole any quality scripts.
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C
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Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert
: This is very disciplined film.
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Boston Globe - Ty Burr
: ...mostly comes to life during the bank robberies...
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C
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cu_can says @ Wednesday - July 08,2009
A great movie, though historically not accurate. Johny Depp does a fantastic job. I think this is the best gangster movie i have ever seen. But honestly, there were far too many close-ups where even the makeup becomes obvious. | | | | Reply | | |
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