Public Enemies [Blu-ray]

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Micheal Mann has yet to make a bad movie. I think he is one of the best directors in Hollywood today and would say his work is comparable only to that of Terrance Malik. In all honesty I haven't liked Depp in a film since "Sleepy Hollow", this is the first time in years I think he actually became a character other than Johhny Depp. I have heard a lot of people talk poorly of this film, especially in terms of dialog and Christian Bale's performance. In my opinion, what Mann is going for, as he usually does, is a sense of realism. I have read many reviews that have said "Public Enemies" is a good film, but it's no "Heat". "Heat" has been and will always be one of my favorite films, but "Public Enemies" matches it and goes beyond it in many ways. Mann's use of digital hand cameras brings something to cinema that no other director has managed to do, making the viewer feel apart of the action and not just a voyeur. He gets close to the actors and you can actually see the imperfections of an actors face, wrinkles, scars and all. The dialog is more down to earth than it was in "Heat", while we all love watching actors have long in-depth conversations about the meaning of their characters existence, let's be honest, how often does that happen in life? While this may be why we go to the movies, it's unrealistic especially when dealing with "street smart" characters. As much as I love the coffee scene in "Heat", I find it hard to believe that a conversation between a career cop and a hardened thief would be so articulate. Bale's performance in this film is excellent. Yes, he is quiet and doesn't have a whole lot of lines, but he shouldn't. Bale's character is a man on the verge, suicidal, and unqualified to do the job he's assigned. He's more or less a paid assassin with a badge, knows it, and hate's himself for it. His dialog and actions fit his character and he plays it well. If you're looking a Hollywood blockbuster, look elsewhere. If you're looking for a smart film that is filmed beautifully and breaks the mold for how movies need to be told, it doesn't get any better. This is not a gangster film, it is just a film and despite that the fact that it won't, should win best picture this year. If you didn't like "Miami Vice" you probably won't like this. Mann once again manages to blur the line between cop and criminal, good and bad and shows men doing what they need to do to get by in the world, there viewer can't help but feel compassion for all the characters no matter what moral side they stand on. This film sets a new standard for how movies can tell a story and should be watched by anyone who truly loves cinema!

The rise and fall of one of the most feared gangsters of our time.

Good movie at a good price

I saw this film on opening night after months of expectation. Michael Mann, Dillinger bio-pic, Johnny Depp and other great actors, what’s not to love. Two hours and twenty mins later I feel like I got off a ride I should have liked but it went backwards instead changing what I was expecting and hoping for. And not in a good way. After seeing it on the screen, buying the DVD and watching several times, buying the blue ray and watching it several times I “still” am unsure of what I don’t like about it. Other disgruntled viewers are more clear on why they disliked or downright hated the film. As I’m watching it, it has great performances, great locations; some authentic like Little Bohemia Lodge, great photography, great action sequences shot in the usual Michael Mann attention to detail... but let’s back up to the photography point. I think this is the problem. I ‘think’...still not 100% sure. Mann is so hell bent on making it authentic, as with all his films, which is great but by doing so it does not link one to the “myth” of Dillinger. It seems one cannot be done without sacrificing the other in this film. If one is not well read on the Dillinger and gangster era of the 1930’s then the film may well work splendidly, but if on the other hand, like mine, you are well versed in that era then the up close and personal handheld type of photography done in the film may not work. Even when is “should”. What this film brings with it, a rich and very realistic setting that one expects to see outside the movie theatre, does not capture the “myth” and far away nostalgia that that far gone gunslinger wild-west era seemingly is used to being seen as. Maybe, maybe not. I’m still not sure. Something is not working here.For all its historical accuracy, well as much as a dramatic film can be unlike a straight documentary, I still prefer the 1973 John Milius “historically inaccurate” film much better. It is a "low budget" film and made by the golden boys of Indie drive-in exploitation at the time, American International, but Milius' deft hand lifts the film to mythic levels to how ordinary people in the “dirty-30’s” regarded Dillinger, a Robin Hood figure robbing the much hated banks and leaving the FBI in the dust. This is a fable and Dillinger is an anti-hero... AND it works on that level. Unlike the Mann film which when all is said and done leaves one with an unsatisfied feeling.

Ich habe nichts gegen Johnny Depp, bin aber auch kein Fan von ihm. Das dieser Film nicht so ganz funktioniert liegt auch an ihm - er ist eine Fehlbesetzung, und obwohl er sich redlich müht nimmt man ihm den Dillinger nicht ab.Aber auch Manns Regie ist überraschend schwach: in keiner Sekunde gelingt es ihm, eine Atmosphäre aufzubauen, die ähnliche Qualität erreicht wie in seinem Meisterwerk HEAT. Ausstattung und Aufwand sind beträchtlich, die Darstellerriege ist prominent, und dennoch stürzt der Film im Vergleich zu ähnlichen Werken stark ab. Ziehe ich zum Beispiel den direkten Vergleich zu BOARDWALK EMPIRE, hat PUBLIC ENEMIES keine Chance... Allein schon die Musik des Soundtracks ist unpassend und trägt zum Nichtaufbau der richtigen Atmosphäre bei. Sehr schade.Trotz allem unterhält der Streifen ganz gut. Die Schiessereien etwa sind schön inszeniert; der Schnitt ist großartig.Für einen Film von Mann, mit diesem Cast, ist das aber zu wenig.

Amerika neigt dazu Verbrecher nach ihrem Tod zu Helden zu verklären (Billy the Kid, Bonny & Clyde), so auch John Dillinger. Der Bankräuber prägte durch seine Raubzüge das Justiz- und Strafverfolgungssystem (vor allem die staatsübergreifende Verfolgung).Die filmische Umsetzung der Geschichte ist etwas langatmig, der Duellkampf zwischen Dillinger (Depp) und Purvis (Bale) ist von Regiesseur Michael Mann trotzdem gut umgesetzt. Wer wilde Shootouts und Verfolgungsjagden sucht, wird nicht vollständig bedient. Der Fokus liegt auf Charakterentwicklung, und das macht der Film sehr gut.

Non per il film che a me piace molto, ma per il fatto che nonostante l'abbiapagato quasi 30 euro, la steelbook mi è arrivata usata.Il blu ray all interno comunque si vede bene.Non ho fatto reclamo per il fatto che è introvabile.Delusione.

Good crime/action movie on John Dillinger.

Gran película en edición metálica alemana con castellano, el vendedor fue muy atento y profesional! De lo mejor en su género e imprescindible para completar colección sobre este tipo de cine.