The Reel Deal
Public Enemy(rated R) - starring Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Christian Bale, and a host of others!
Anyone can search the internet for the story of bank robber John Dillinger - the first Public Enemy No. 1 - but this film chronicles the 1930's, J. Edgar Hoover and the birth of the FBI! This depiction of an era of depression and lawlessness(Hmmmm....familiar?), combined with legislative inaction and political corruption at all levels(Hmmmm....familiar?) is on-the-edge-of-your-seat intense and fascinating. Depp and Cotillard make this story passionate, as Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway did for Bonnie and Clyde. You'll love this film, but I'd recommend that you see it at daytime rates, though, because any theater that charges $9.00 is highway robbery!
Anyone can search the internet for the story of bank robber John Dillinger - the first Public Enemy No. 1 - but this film chronicles the 1930's, J. Edgar Hoover and the birth of the FBI! This depiction of an era of depression and lawlessness(Hmmmm....familiar?), combined with legislative inaction and political corruption at all levels(Hmmmm....familiar?) is on-the-edge-of-your-seat intense and fascinating. Depp and Cotillard make this story passionate, as Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway did for Bonnie and Clyde. You'll love this film, but I'd recommend that you see it at daytime rates, though, because any theater that charges $9.00 is highway robbery!
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