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'Public Enemies' Starts With a Bang & Ends With a Whimper

By Curt Holman
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | July 7, 2009
The first hour or so comes on like, well, gangbusters as Michael Mann sets up compelling scenes of bank theft and manhunt procedures. The script feints at overarching themes, such as the idea that neither Dillinger nor Purvis have a place among "modern" mobsters or feds, but the script leaves both men underdeveloped as characters.
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Tags: Public Enemies, Michael Mann, Johnny Depp

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