may 15, 2009 - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Why can't more summer movies be like period thriller Public Enemies?

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Watching Depp ignite the screen as the dapper and gleefully anarchic noble savage that was Dillinger makes me giddy as a little girl on Christmas morning. This is the one picture in this summer’s men-with-guns lineup that I truly can’t wait to lay eyes upon. Why? Not for all the usual reasons entertainment journos whine about during the season of things that go boom. Sure, it looks like Universal mercifully decided to throw a bone to moviegoers hungry for intelligent spectacle. Mann has always been dependable that way. And watching two heavyweights like Depp and Bale go nozzle to nozzle in a smart shoot-em-up is undeniably tantalizing enough to send me sprinting to the ticket booth.

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