certainly not bad, but lacking excitement for a Michael Mann film. A couple of exciting scenes, but it was just one of those movies that is missing that certain something.
We do seem to start the story in the middle, and Dillinger is long enough ago that I think some back story for both him and Melvin Purvis is probably a good idea. The movie starts with Dillinger as Public Enemy Number one and Purvis being assigned to chase him down. Sort of abrupt for me.
Performances were fine, though I seldom have much use for Christian Bale, he does his usual gruff emotionless thing, Depp and Cotillard are good. There are a number of enjoyable supporting roles including Giovanni Ribisi as Creepy Karpis.