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Public Enemies (1 viewing) 2009 Reviews
The last time Mann clashed two mega-stars against each other we were rewarded with one of the best crime-thrillers to grace the screen. All the players are set to go with Public Enemies , but this movie fails to deliver on it's premise - with poor technical qualities failing to bring an already boring script to life.
There are a few shining moments buried under pounds and pounds of clutter , but they couldn't begin to salvage this as enjoyable. The actors are on top of their game , the brief moments we have of Depp and Cotillard are very touching - meanwhile Bale convinces you of his scarred , resentful sentiment. I'd just as soon see these actors together in another film. What's ruining this movie is very poor camera-work and even more surprising , bad audio mixing.
Shaky amateur frame-work makes the big shootouts less glorious and more tedious. You'll be begging for classic cinematography in the first 30 minutes after a few botched set pieces (including the very opening scene). The sound also had occasional loud ambient buzzing and often very quiet music or other effects - it really didn't feel like I was watching a polished movie and belongs on the cutting room floor rather a projector.
Well if you can still see through all this , you'd be looking at the story. The big actors who you love to see on the screen don't get that much time actually , I assure you there's a lot of rampant shooting and killing though. It's repetition and it's plain boring , it's not an emotional blast - rather reading the facts and key events in form of police report.
Another giant disappointment in a year already full of them.
The last time Mann clashed two mega-stars against each other we were rewarded with one of the best crime-thrillers to grace the screen. All the players are set to go with Public Enemies , but this movie fails to deliver on it's premise - with poor technical qualities failing to bring an already boring script to life.
There are a few shining moments buried under pounds and pounds of clutter , but they couldn't begin to salvage this as enjoyable. The actors are on top of their game , the brief moments we have of Depp and Cotillard are very touching - meanwhile Bale convinces you of his scarred , resentful sentiment. I'd just as soon see these actors together in another film. What's ruining this movie is very poor camera-work and even more surprising , bad audio mixing.
Shaky amateur frame-work makes the big shootouts less glorious and more tedious. You'll be begging for classic cinematography in the first 30 minutes after a few botched set pieces (including the very opening scene). The sound also had occasional loud ambient buzzing and often very quiet music or other effects - it really didn't feel like I was watching a polished movie and belongs on the cutting room floor rather a projector.
Well if you can still see through all this , you'd be looking at the story. The big actors who you love to see on the screen don't get that much time actually , I assure you there's a lot of rampant shooting and killing though. It's repetition and it's plain boring , it's not an emotional blast - rather reading the facts and key events in form of police report.
Another giant disappointment in a year already full of them.