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Public Enemies
2009 · Film · 140 min
Directed by Michael Mann
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
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>I know it’s referred to as film grain, but digital cameras also have grain, and the amount of grain will vary from shot to shot depending on lighting, shutter speed etc.
2004 Collateral and 2009 Public Enemies were early all digital movies full of digital noise, it looks BAD.
The worst one ever for me was "Public Enemies". I had to walk out of the theater because I couldn't hear the dialogue. I did end up watching at home, even there it was a challenge so I turned on the subtitles. I recall someone saying it was typical for films directed by Michael Mann.
People wouldn't associate pirates with Johnny Depp if they hadn't made a movie showing how cool pirates are, starring Johnny Depp. Hollywood likes to make movies glamorizing criminals -- public enemies, goodfellas, princes of thieves: crime is cool, except when it's happening to us.
Perhaps we should call it "stealing" instead? No problem, as long as people don't associate it with Russell Crowe in Robin Hood (coming to a theater near you; check your local listings).