Movie Review Public Enemies 7/10

I am not quite certain if this is a true Biopic or not as I am not really knowledgable enough about John Dillinger to know how accurate it is. It does seem like a movie that is trying to not go overboard with the over sensationalism of its characters. The movie was beautifully shot and cut, and one seen in particular involving a stop light is one of the best I have seen in a good long while, beautifully shot. It is not an action movie, and there is only a couple of shoot out scenes, but that is not really the purpose of the movie. Its about the love interest and about the life and personality of John Dillinger rather than his exploits. The love part seemed a hair far fetched as they fell in love a little to hard a little to fast. I did like this movie, although it did have a couple of faults. It didn't highlight nearly enough the disdain people of the time felt for banks, and it only touched on Dillinger's desire to only rob from the bank, and his concern for keeping a good repartee with general population. It is actually somewhat surprising that I liked this movie as I generally disdain movies that glorify criminals and make you want to root for them. I like it because despite that it is a beautifully shot period piece with great attention to detail. And of course the acting was superb, although just like Terminator Salvation Christian Bale was overshadowed by the rest of the cast.