"Public Enemies" *** (out of four): Though it provides no insight into its subject, Michael Mann's John Dillinger biopic is still an engrossing period piece, thanks largely to the director's sure hand and signature style.
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You have to say one thing about Michael Mann, he's consistent. The director of "Thief", "Collateral" and "Miami Vice" always approaches his films with exceptional style, typically at the expense of substance. With "Public Enemies", his John Dillinger biopic, Mr. Mann again displays his love for the extreme close-up, deep focus, and really, really loud gunshots. He also continues to have no truck with an establishing shot. And, as he did in his De Niro-Pacino epic "Heat", he again takes two powerhouse actors (Johnny Depp and Christian Bale) and teasingly drops them in a film in which they barely meet. It could be argued, in fact, that Depp and Bale are the De Niro and Pacino of their generation (which one's which? Discuss!), but that's a different story.





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