Public Enemies (2009) 11
Rabu, 30 Sep '09 16:08
Director: Michael Mann
Casts: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, James Russo, Billy Crudup, Marion Cotillard
Synopsis
The difficult 1930s is a time of robbers who knock over banks and other rich targets with alarming frequency. Of them, none is more notorious than John Dillinger, whose gang plies its trade with cunning efficiency against big businesses while leaving ordinary citizens alone. As Dillinger becomes a folk hero, FBI head J. Edger Hoover is determined to stop his ilk by assigning ace agent Melvin Purvis to hunt down Dillinger. As Purvis struggles with the manhunt's realities, Dillinger himself faces an ominous future with the loss of friends, dwindling options and a changing world of organized crime with no room for him.
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Johnny Depp scored again! His acting skill is unquestionable. He is the master of turning a dark character into a charming one. He's successful in portraying John Dillinger as witty, smart, confident, the beloved outlaw or public enemy, just like Robin Hood on the streets (out of the woods). I love the scene when public welcomed Dillinger just like their 'hero' and the officer was willing to be photographed hugging with Dillinger, but it stroke me when Dillinger entered the "Dillinger case" police office, checked the pictures and anything there, and even asked the police officers about the scores of a match aired in radio. He knew how to position himself to deceive others, trickery master. Maybe this is subjective, but I find Dillinger tremendously sexy on that particular scene. I always fall in love with bad boys: doing what is prohibited as if it is natural and right to do that.
However, I feel like this movie is relying too much on Dillinger although he is the main character. This movie is one-man-show! Although there's agent Purvis placed as the antagonist character (Dillinger's enemy), Purvis' character is less explored and ends up just like 'decoration'. Dillinger and Purvis are both smart and confident in themselves but there's a major difference between both of them: Purvis is not ready to see death. Dillinger pointed this fact behind the bars when they met for the first time. I was expecting, at least this matter to be explored more but I only got a note at the end of the movie, that Purvis committed suicide one year after the death of Dillinger (I might be wrong about the time, correct me if I'm wrong). Also, this movie's title is Public Enemies, not just Public Enemy, and yet I sense there's only one, just Dillinger. Dillinger's friends are just Dillinger's friends. I don't know anything about them. Again, they're only 'decorations' in this movie.
Note: I am aware that people are pretty annoyed by the lack of accuracy on historical facts, but I decide to treat this movie as fiction. After all they don't write the "inspired by true story" stuff on the movie poster.
Conclusion:
9 of 10 for Johnny Depp's acting skill
6.5 of 10 for the overall movie
Tag: public enemies, depp, johnny
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Komentar:
yup saya nonton ini di bioskop barengan harry potter. untung saya nonton harry potter duluan *yang terbukti gak greget buat saya*.
dan habis itu nonton ini, saya voting akting paling top adalah Christian Bale, mengalahkan johnny deep..
filmnya seru pas perampokan dan asmaranya si john..
iye, sok2 bahasa inggris, ceritanya buat jualan ke si bos dulu kalau aye bisa juga pura2 bisa bahasa inggris
woo... saya nyium bau dollar..
tapi saya jadi pengen tanya, kalo si john itu memang public enemies di masa itu, kok temennya banyak ya..? trus orang2 banyak yang lindungi dia...
apa cuma polisi yang ngerasa..?
anyway, saya setubuh... akting mas Bale mmg ciamiiik abis!
saya sangat menikmati film ini, meski agak ragu-ragu apa iya si dillinger nyatanya secanggih itu.
terlepas dari akurasinya, film ini enak di tonton kok. dan itu cukup. secara saya bukan pakar sejarah amerika juga
dipanggil mas semua *mas Bale*
saya berposisi sebagai penikmat, bukan pengamat..
candrakirana: saya mungkin bukan orang yang detail kalo menonton, tapi kadang kalo agak2 melek memang saya suka detail liatnya *halah*
ya jadi terkesan si john memang berperan jadi robin hood di masa itu..
*menurut saya lho*
overall ini film layaklah buat dikoleksi..
pengakuan dosa dulu saya belum nonton
ketinggalan di bioskop...
btw, yaoloh..bahasa linggis ini membunuhku.. (doh)
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