arclt I like the movie it works. I would have given it a better rating if it stayed more to the truth. Still worth watching. It gets the point across.

cricketbat How can a big-budget movie about a real-life bank-robber, starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale be this bland and boring? It's surprising how little I cared about the characters and the plot. I read the actual history of John Dillinger after seeing this movie and I found that to be much more interesting.

Predrag I don't know what it is that's missing from this film but there's definitely something.. Not that Johnny Depp didn't do a bang-up job as Public Enemy Number One, a role that the Pirate of the Caribbean had long coveted. He probably deserves kudos for the best Dillinger portrayal, but you can't do a whole lot with a worn and weary script. Mann should've called John Milius for advice: his own 1973 Dillinger starring Warren Oates was an awesome flick but, as he learned, Dillinger just doesn't go over big at the box office. Even Lawrence Tierney could've told him that. Oscar winner Christian Bale as Melvin Purvis and Award-winner Marion Cotillard as Billie Frechette added star appeal but you just can't make a good meat loaf out of spam. No teasing, no toying, just things happening. there's little plot movement, zero character development and the muted acting comes across as sleepwalking. Depp has the odd moment, mostly in the love sub-plot when he finally shows some intriguing charisma and as a result you're left wishing there was a lot more smooching and a lot fewer gunfights. bale is blank - such a shame when he can often do the inner-turmoil/explosion thing so well.For Depp, Bale and Cotillard fans, this is a solid effort for which these actors deserve recognition for putting over a registered stink bomb. For Michael Mann watchers, this ranks right up there with Manhunter as a classic book-to-movie fumble. For crime buffs and action/adventure flick fans, well, let's say this is better than Boys In The Hood... but not much. All in all, a big disappointment; I had expected much better! Overall rating: 5 out of 5.

Eka Herlyanti In the first one hour, honestly, i didn't know what was going on except there were a lot of gunshots and bank robbing. I didn't understand the dialogue and the urgent. What were they trying to do there? I almost confirmed this gangster movie is lame. But soon after the first hour, I could relate to it. I was so much entertained by the chasing and it was so damn cool.John Dillinger is such a great villain. I mean, what a brave person he is to walk into the police department while they are clearly searching for him. Damn! His picture is everywhere. In the meantime, some of the team police look like they don't take it seriously. It's kinda different with other chasing movie where the police are so aware about the fugitive. So far, I think this is the first time I saw Johnny Depp cry in the movie. And the ending is just as sad. Gasping he said "Bye, bye, Blackbird."