A good film will take you into a world you would never go and still make you feel for the characters that move down this path. “Public Enemy” is able to do that with John Dillinger without lessoning the crimes he’s committed. Yes, the emotional toll of his victims is truly never taken into account but the brutality of some of his acts are and yet you still have a certain amount of empathy for this character. This film even accomplishes this without flashbacks to the innocence of his youth. Yet most importantly to the viewer is this film is entertaining to the point of wanting to rediscover their ending even if you know the history in that sense has a certain Titanic vibe to it.
*** 1/2 – Enjoyable, entertaining and just a fun dangerous ride.