Public Enemies Movie Review

Good concept for a movie, bad screenplay.  The idea of getting into the mind of John Dillinger is what initially peaked my interest in this flick.  As I've researched his life, it's clear what things led him down the road to the life he lead, based on statistics that we know today about children coming from dysfunctional and broken homes.

That said, none of this was discussed or uncovered by this movie.  There are some very graphic shoot-em-up scenes that are pretty gory along the way, emphasized heavily by the lack of musical scores behind them, which makes them even more raw.  The movie did very little in the way of character development and I felt myself looking down several times at my watch to see how much was left.

All-in-all, a great idea, but poor development.