PUBLIC ENEMIES IN THIS CASE ARE THE DIRECTOR AND WRITERS

If I were going to make a film of this genre I would study Arthur Penn's "Bonnie and Clyde." The director missed every opportunity to make this film interesting. The acting was dry and almost as if the actors were bored to be there. His girlfriend played by Marion Cotillard provided some depth to her role, but that is about it.

There is no real story other than showing a couple of his successful and less than successful bank robberies. There was simply nothing inviting about this film. Jumping around to endless bank robberies does not a movie make. The director chose to not provide us any background as to who Dillinger really was. The director also played down the people's interest in Dillinger. Dillinger had character and presence - you would not know this by this film.

Wait until it comes to HBO and there is nothing else worth watching at that moment. Hollywood is delivering a very disappointing Summer so far. I guess money is tight and creativity is dead.