~ Upcoming Movies ~ Public Enemies

Mar 04, 2009 08:48



In the action-thriller Public Enemies, acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann directs Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Academy Award® winner Marion Cotillard in the incredible and true story of legendary Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger (Depp)the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoovers fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public. No one could stop Dillinger. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone from his girlfriend Billie Frechette (Cotillard) to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression. But while the adventures of Dillinger's ganglater including the sociopathic Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham)thrilled many, Hoover (Billy Crudup) hit on the idea of exploiting the outlaw's capture as a way to elevate his Bureau of Investigation into the national police force that became the FBI. He made Dillinger America's first Public Enemy Number One. Hoover sent in Purvis, the dashing "Clark Gable of the FBI". However, Dillinger and his gang outwitted and outgunned Purvis' men in wild chases and shootouts. Only after importing a crew of Western ex-lawmen (newly baptized as agents) who were real gunfighters and orchestrating epic betrayals from the infamous "Lady in Red" to the Chicago crime boss Frank Nittiwere Purvis and the FBI able to close in on Dillinger.
Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152836/

I am a HUGE sucker for films that involve gunfight action, historical settings, criminals and cops, . . . simply badassness. The story is very interesting and it seems very good too. Public Enemies totally promises me entertainment *_* And with Johnny Depp and Christian Bale as the stars, it's not just character/actor awesomeness, this is fanservice as well *_* OH HOW DELIGHTFUL! xD Makes me more impatient for July *_*

I'm not sure if there's a trailer already. I can't check while here at the office =_= drats.

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