I took advantage of Bargain Night at the theater this week. My daughter and I saw Public Enemies with Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. The movie portrays the lives and deaths of several infamous bank robbers of the 1930's, Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson and of course John Dillinger. The charismatic Dillinger and his gang are pursued by J. Edgar Hoover's fledgling police force of "young, strong, like-minded men" (creepy, I know). Christian Bale plays special agent Melvin Purvis, charged by Hoover to run Dillinger and his gang down. Dillinger's girlfriend, Billie, is played by Marion Cotillard. The movie is good, if a little long, and both Christian Bale and Johnny Depp play their parts with satisfying intensity. I'd give it 4 out of 5 stars.

If you'd like to learn more about John Dillinger and his gang, the movie website, www.publicenemies.net has interesting historical information on all the gang members and FBI agents involved. Or try, The Dillinger Days by John Toland in the biography section of the library.

LeAnne