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We saw this the other night and I have to say I am very impressed.  We saw this for two reasons, one because Michelle is a hardcore Johnny Depp Fan, if she squints real hard without her glasses on I look just like Johnny Depp, and as we were sent an invite as a fund raiser for a great charity the Mercy Hospice here in Auckland

But back to the movie, A great story, not sure how true to history it is and obviously John Dillinger (1902 – 1934) was a thief and is noted as one of the most infamous bank robbers of all time, he wasn’t a nice guy and by the end of the movie Depp has us all wanting him to get away, which of course he doesn’t. It also portrays J Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972), as a total Bastard and no better than the gangsters he was chasing.

The movie portrays a time when the Gangsters were out of control and the police force was for sale, of course we have no way of knowing how true this was but it creates a great scene for our Hero – who is the Villain.

The performance by Christian Bale as the lead FBI agent Melvin Purvis is good but he in no ways steals any of the lime light from Depp.

One thing that impressed me about this movie was the soundtrack, not the music but the great sounds the guns make, it just sounds so real [not that I have ever heard a real Tommy gun] but it is very gritty and believable.

The special effects for the wounds and injury’s was also very realistic without being overly gory as was the amount of bullets it took to kill people, and man they sure sprayed around a lot of bullets.

All in all a great movie and I give it a two thumbs up and “must see” rating, and go see it at the theatre to get the full impact and do justice to that great sound track.