Review of The Public Enemy (1931) by Mjs M — 04 Jul 2008
The most famous of the 1930s gangster movies and the film that put James Cagney on the map. I'm not sure that this deserves to be the best regarded of the genre, I probably prefer both "The Roaring Twenties" and the Howard Hawks "Scarface," still this is a pretty good movie and I can see why it's so well remembered.
It's main problem is that it has A LOT of old fashioned overacting. I know you have to expect this from these really early sound movies, but it was a big time distraction just the same. Otherwise this is pretty damn solid.
This review of The Public Enemy (1931) was written by Mjs M on 04 Jul 2008.
The Public Enemy has generally received very positive reviews.
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