Public Enemies
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
PLEKTSIYA reviewed
August 14, 2025•
THE UNTOUCHABLES, THE HIGHWAYMEN, THE KID—all better than Mann's PUBLIC ENEMIES. The unglamorous look of the film is an artistic decision that borders on interesting (especially when it's contrasted with an old black-and-white film later in the movie); mostly, it just looks like British TV. The closing scene of the movie was touching, but again, it was done better in A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT.