It’s all goody-goody and way too decent.
The main problem with Public Enemies is that you are constantly watching actors trying to look as tough as the baddest gangster they could imagine, in an expansive studioset build for film purposes. Driving a car in absolute 10/10 perfect condition rented from the Ford car museum. Dialogue is less important than dry blowing Mr Depps hair every 45 seconds while filming. This feeling sticks with you the entire film. That’s partly caused by…