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Public Enemies (2009)
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Public Enemies Tries Hard But I ...
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"In a surprisingly spur-of-the-moment decision to spend a cloudy afternoon in my local Cineplex, a friend of mine and I decided to catch Michael Mann’s latest effort, Public Enemies. Honestly, the appeal of this movie for me centered on two things or, more specifically, people: Christian Bale, otherwise known as Batman, and my secret husband, Johnny Depp, otherwise known as Dreamy Johnny. If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know that I have an undying love for Dreamy Johnny. I think he is not only a beautiful, beautiful man but also an amazing actor, and he’s easily the most riveting part of any film he’s in, even if the film itself is an abysmal failure (Once Upon a Time in Mexico, much?). Well, at least most of the time he is. This time, the most riveting part of the film was not Dreamy Johnny or Batman but Marion Cotillard playing Dreamy Johnny’s paramour. And while the film had an interesting, even intriguing premise, it failed to deliver on ... "
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"I don't think I was alone in waiting, and wanting, to see Public Enemies. With a cast being led by king of the eccentric-loner, Johnny Depp and the always deep and intricate Christian Bale--it wasn't wrong to hope for a lot... Unfortunately, this film failed to live up to even a small portion of its overall potential. Several things struck me in all the wrong ways as the film progressed. First of all, I realize that Michael Mann prefers a hands on, gritty, and 'in-the-action' approach to filmmaking. However, the sheer nature of this film demanded a more assertive and epic approach. When John Dillinger first walks into a bank we see him and his cronies from behind, as though we are one of them--but I found myself wanting to be in front, seeing these titans of crime ascending the stairs into their 'workplace.' Perhaps the most unsettling thing about this movie is that it runs incredibly long, without ever having much to say. The lack of character development is both brutal, and ... "
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"Picking up more pieces from this summer of non-blogging. Now, summer films. Star Trek. Like, well, pretty much everybody, I found the new Trek film to be well-cast and thoroughly entertaining. Structurally, I think that the intro for Kirk could have been tighter – the joyride scene in no way needs to be as drawn out as it is, especially not when followed by the bar fight. For me, the movie really gets started when Spock shows up. And yet, I do agree with Chris Wisniewski at Reverse Shot about the lack of philosophical ambition in JJ Abrams' reboot. Trek's creators have always strived to make the franchise about something, and while this hasn't always led to good film or TV, it does, I think, help explain the durability of the storyworld. The new movie is not only the first installment that seems to have been made purely for thrill and spectacle, but allows horrific genocide to go by with hardly more than a nod in the direction of the profundity of such an event. I still enjoyed the ... "
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"Smoking has been banned in the Chicago production of Jersey Boys in order to comply with the city's strict new anti-smoking law, raising the possibility that scenes showing smoking in movies and television shows shot in Chicago will also be barred. Writing in today's Chicago Tribune, theater critic Chris Jones writes that Michael Mann's Public Enemies, which was filmed in Chicago, is bound to show smoking. He then remarks facetiously, "Seize the print! Consider this an official complaint." Finally, Jones urges the city's aldermen to write "an exception for artistic purposes. A waiver. An understanding. Whatever. Heck, it doesn't even have to be for tobacco. It just has to allow Chicago's great artists to tell the truth."source "
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"In a case of life imitating art, the Chicago police arrested a young man accused of shooting his gun outside of a car near the filming of Public Enemies, a film starring Johnny Depp. The incident took place at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Friday in the 1600 bloock of South Blue Island Ave, on the South Side. Johnny Depp was scheduled to arrive on set at around 1:00 a.m. Luckily, no one was injured. Source: The Chicago Tribune "
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