is playing the famed '30s-era bank robber (there have been two other, very different films starring two great actors: one with Lawrence Tierney, the other with Warren Oates). Depp is dapper, tough, tender and smart. You want him to win. And if you know the story then you know he won't, but damn if he didn't try. While recently talking to the picture's cast and director (Mann), I could see that not only did Depp understand what made Dillinger tick, but also that he clearly loved the guy. And you can feel his love, even if the character at times simply appears mythic. But what about others involved? Co-star Christian Bale , who plays FBI man Melvin Purvis (who brought Dillinger down outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago), is mixed concerning Dillinger's morality. And Mann? Well, the director relates to him in literary terms,... [read full story]
