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Public passion. Marion Cotillard and Depp make love look grand in Public Enemies.

NO other film-maker has explored the psyches of people caught in extreme circumstances with the dominating consistency and cinematic power of acclaimed American director, Michael Mann writes Conor Nolan .

Public Enemies director Michael Mann often blurs the line between the good guys and the bad in the moral crossfire between cops and robbers.

There's a scene in 'Public Enemies' where notorious 1930s bank robber John Dillinger is trying to persuade nightclub coat-check girl Billie Frechette to take off with him even though they've just met.

Michael Mann, the son of Jack and Esther Mann and the director and co-writer of "Public Enemies," grew up all around Chicago.

For The Herald Bulletin ANDERSON - When attending a new film directed by a filmmaker whose work is well-known and universally touted, it is nearly impossible not to compare that shiny new product to past craftsmanship.

The Ice Mann Cometh: Public Enemies showcases its director's skills - but does it have a warm heart? By Scott Renshaw Michael Mann deserves major gratitude from me for one thing above all else: Thanks to him, I finally understand what apparently frustrated so many people about Stanley Kubrick.

Johnny Depp is John Dillinger, foremost among "Public Enemies." Public Enemies R: violence, language; 2:23 Stylish director Michael Mann delivers a bombshell of a period piece in " Public Enemies ." He stars Johnny Depp as 1930s gangster John Dillinger , the Robin Hood-style thief with a crooked smile and a way with the press.