8.5/10
Depp was great as always, Bale was pretty good too with considerably less to do, the shootouts were extraordinary, to say nothing of the explosive, sharp cinematography (ironic that of the two movies I saw, one taking place in the 60's and the other in the 30's, the latter's colour and photography would be the more impressive). The movie plays to Mann's strengths as a writer when focused on the action, and to his weaknesses whenever it centres on Dillinger's romance with Billie. Aside from Mann telling us that these two people must be in love with the use of an almost comically overblown string swell in the soundtrack, the movie doesn't do much to convey to us why the two were ever together. Kind of a small nitpick though; once you get past that there's plenty to enjoy.
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