Well, this is it. This is the day it all began one year ago. We honestly never thought that Rewound Reviews would last this long, simply because it has been a few times before that I've personally lost interest in blogging. However, I'm glad to say that we've never lost interest in this and now, a year later, Rewound Reviews is still thriving. Sure, we don't get many views or comments, but we do it for the love of writing and sharing the entertainemnt world to everyone. Now, what better way to celebrate one year than to post a review, just like we did when we started this site a year ago. Today's movie review is for Public Enemy, the new Johnny Depp movie. If you haven't seen it, read this review now and save yourself the headache of watching the film later.
Okay, I have to start off by saying that the biggest reason I went to see Public Enemy was the fact that Johnny Depp was in it. Any movie with him in it usually shines. But, after sitting through only 20 minutes of this mess, I realized that even he couldn't save what was turning out to be a true trainwreck of a film, one that is a definate stain on Depp's record. The acting was atrocious (even on Depp's part), the dialogue was incredibly cheesy, and the camera work was, for lack of a better word, horrible. I was thoroughly disappointed.
For a film about a high-class bank robber, love and relationships seemed to be the outstanding themes. I am bewildered as to why the director, Michael Mann of Hancock fame (remember how good that movie was...), didn't use Depp's wide variety of acting capabilities. Instead of a slick, smart, rude, and relatable Dillinger, we get an over-emotional and unbelievable kid-in-a-costume actor. And don't even get me started on the other members of the cast. Christian Bale was terrible as Melvin Purvis, Marion Cotillard kept flowing in and out of a ture accent, and Channing Tatum...well, enough said about him. The one major thing that I simply couldn't stand is how shoddy the camera work was. It was in and out of slo-mo at times and swapped from still-cam to shaky-cam too often. It was a very unfortunate problem.
Only die-hard crime film enthusiasts may find a sliver of enjoyment in Public Enemy. Even then, many may find that the quality of the film is overall pathetic, and may not be able to get over the fact that there were quite a few historical inaccuracies. Michael Mann simply tried to do too much with a story that would have been great if toned down. Unfortunately, I have give this film a grade of D. If you can, stay away from this movie, just like you would the real John Dillinger.
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