Public Enemies was, on the whole, a bit of a letdown. The acting was generally good but the pacing was off at times (last half particularly) and the action scenes weren't terribly well staged. It had very good production values and the look of the film was fine but the story was a bit episodic and you never got a good feel for why Dillinger did what he did or the character of the man; it was all surface and no depth. It wasn't a terrible movie but I expected more.