Public Enemy Number One

So I have a new movie to be obsessed with. Public Enemies, I think it is fantastic. Now I am sure that you have heard negative reviews about this movie the same as I have BUT do not let that deter you from writing off a really cool movie. First and foremost, understand that it is not a violent, action-filled, dramatic gangster movie like you may thin while watching the trailer. However, i would say that it lends itself more to the biopic genre like The Aviator, or the new movie coming out, Amelia. I think the reason people were disappointed was that they expected tommy guns and bank robberies galore...something between an Ocean's movie and Goodfellas. Well, there are robberies and there are deaths by tommy gun but the movie isn't driven by a plot to score the biggest heist or to outrun the law forever. It's about the life of Mr. John Dillinger and the radical changes in the American legal system that were made around that time partly due to criminals like Dillinger. Johnny Depp, of course, shines in the role of Dillinger and his co-stars, Marion Cotillard and Christian Bale do excellent jobs in their roles while taking a backseat to Depp. Now that I have explained why I love this movie from a critical view let me tell you the other (and biggest) reason. It's because I think I should have been born in 1900 so that I could be a depression era gangster like the ones in this movie. I know this is the total guy in me but the look and style of those guys, and the guts it took to go in and rob a bank, it's just so freaking cool. My friend Ronnie (who is my constant movie buddy) and I both felt this way after watching it 2 times each, we'll probably be going in for a third soon. I think my name would have been Jackie Red, pretty cool eh? Anyway I just had to talk about it. It's such a good movie, now to round off the evening I think i'll go knock over a Wells Fargo...or get an ice cream...i'll decide on the way.