![]() Also for a movie that prides itself on historical detail, it plays fast and loose with the facts about the Dillinger gang. What's bad: a shootout sequence is obviously shot on a video camera looks cheap and has a major discontinuity in it. What's good: Johnny Depp and Christian bale are good, the pacing is good, the sets and period detail are perfect. This movie tells the later stages of the crime career of John Dillinger, famous bank robber. The ending, when it comes, seems almost arbitrary. In addition, the cast is so big that the supporting players, like Stephen Dorff, James Russo, Billy Crudup, David Wenham and Stephen Lang get lost in the mass, each lacking truly memorable scenes. As ever, Mann has a steely eye for the action so the film zips along when concentrating on them it's everything else that's a bit lacklustre. Nevertheless, the drama and excitement when it comes is very well handled, with the shoot-out in the woods particularly fine and the bank robberies all staged very well. Depp's romance with Marion Cotillard is particularly gruelling and heel-dragging. Bale's protagonist is totally unmemorable, leaving Depp to hold the fort as the anti-hero of the piece, but whenever the film moves away from a complex action set-piece it falters. ![]() Superficially, the movie looks good and the characters go through the motions with aplomb, but you never really care about what happens to them. Unfortunately the screenplay feels a little bloated at times and the truth is that while Michael Mann is a consummate professional as director, his films always possess a certain coldness that makes it hard to get close to the characters. It comes close to feeling like an epic at times, detailing the cat-and-mouse games between infamous bank robber John Dillinger and the G-man on his tail. Johnny seemed happy to do it that way, too, so I guess the answer is no, we really didn’t get to know each other better between takes.I liked PUBLIC ENEMIES but I didn't love it. He added, “I didn’t want to talk unless it was while we were doing a scene, I enjoy it that way. He even revealed in another interview that tends to keep his distance from his co-actors so that it wouldn’t affect their on-screen presence. He even revealed that even Depp seemed to be happy that way. Moreover, Christian Bale also spoke to Wales Online, as reported by Showbiz Cheatsheet, revealing that he did not talk to Johnny Depp unless they were performing a scene and added how much he enjoyed that way. Pretty much I only caught up with Johnny that one time. Purvis only that one time caught up with him. But the nature of the way that we worked together was very similar to the way of the story. I think naturally he found Dillinger to be a fascinating character and I think he did a superb job with it. He makes very interesting choices and makes a real variety of movies. He revealed how the nature of their off-screen terms was very similar to that of their characters as the dup played the roles of Cop and Robber. The author of the book earlier planned to make a television miniseries on the subject but later decided to write a book instead.Ĭhristian Bale once told Collider about his experience working with Johnny Depp. While Depp essayed the role of a bank robber named John Dillinger, Bale was seen portraying FBI agent Melvin Purvis. ![]() ![]() The movie was an adaptation of Bryan Burrough’s 2004 book Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34. Apart from other actors, Christian also shared screen space with Johnny Depp in the film Public Enemies, and it will be interesting for you to know that he once made a shocking revelation about how he never spoke to Depp off the set.Ĭhristian Bale and Johnny Depp-starrer Public Enemies was a biopic drama directed by Michael Mann. ![]() He was a part of some of the iconic movies of all time including Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Promise, The Big Short, Exodus: Gods and Kings, The Flowers of War, Terminator Salvation, etc. Christian Bale Revealed Why He Didn’t Want To Talk To Johnny Depp On Public Enemies set ( Photo Credit – A Still From Public Enemies )Ĭhristian Bale is a noted English actor who has won his fans’ hearts around the world with his stellar acting skills in a variety of movies in his career. ![]()
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