MC #59: Public Enemies

What do you get when you take Johnny Depp and Christian Bale and cast them in a Michael Mann film?  One of the best crime dramas ever!  Well... supposedly.  Tune in to find out whether Andrew and Morgan think the latest offering from the director of Heat and Collateral lives up to its potential.

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MC #59: Public Enemies

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SHOW NOTES:

Announcements:

• 1:43 – Voicemail number: 866-830-2525
• 3:00 – Formatting and episode schedule

Discussion (spoiler-free):

• 3:56 – Intro
• 6:19 – Andrew’s rating and general thoughts
• 9:08 – Morgan’s rating and general thoughts

Discussion (spoilers):

• 10:44 – The shootouts and camerawork
• 12:47 – A good biopic?
• 13:25 – Christian Bale’s performance, Hoover
• 17:28 – How High Fidelity spoiled Public Enemies for Andrew
• 18:33 – Johnny Depp and Christian Bale as two conflicting forces?
• 20:13 – The guys from Texas, and wasted minor characters
• 23:03 – The little things are missing; where’s the “coyote scene”?

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