If you haven't seen the movie and don't want to know what happens, then you may not want to read this review, but if you've seen it already or probably won't, then go ahead and read away...

There are so many well-known romantic comedies and other romantic movies that you can rent for a romantic evening at home, like When Harry Met Sally or Casablanca, but there are also interesting love stories that might spur a discussion about love and be more than a typical "Chick Flick".  One such movie is the 2009 release of Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp and Marion Cotillard. Depp plays notorious bank robber, John Dillinger. Cotillard plays Evelyn ("Billie") Frechette, the woman with whom Dillinger falls in love in the film. 

The non-fiction book by Bryan Burrough entitled Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34 inspired the film. Historically, the film tries to be as accurate as possible, but misses the mark at times. For example, Dillinger walks into a squad room of detectives who are trying to catch him for his many criminal acts, and they don't even turn around when he asks them about the World Series Chicago Cubs game they are listening to on the radio. That whole scene is contrived, but it does have a comedic effect, while simultaneously giving the viewer a feeling that this character from history was larger than life - at the time. 

But on the love-front, Dillinger's first wife and many, many girlfriends are decidedly absent. Perhaps Michael Mann, the director, thought to include them would only detract from the on-screen romance between these two great actors. Indeed, Frechette ultimately does hard time for harboring a fugitive, so she certainly paid her dues in his love story.

Perhaps most interesting is that Dillinger was undone by another woman. Ana Cumpanas, a prostitute from a brothel in Indiana, fingered Dillinger. She cooperated in order to avoid deportation back to Romania. She told the FBI that Dillinger would be spending his time with another prostitute and that she and the couple would be going to see a movie together. She agreed to wear a red dress so the police could easily spot her. Dillinger was gun-downed by the FBI after the film; when he died, he was only 31. 

As a true story, one can take away many lessons from the film, including, "going for it" - as Dillinger did in all that he did - from choosing Frechette to making his mark (albeit a black mark) on society. But the one lesson about love one might take away given the outcome: Perhaps think twice before trusting a woman in red!

IN THEATERS ON FEBRUARY 12, 2010 AND LATER ON DVD: Valentine's Day, which boasts an all-star cast focuses on romance in Los Angeles with the inevitable break-ups and make-ups over the course of a single Valentine's Day. Garry Marshall, directs this movie starring Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Hector Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts and last but not least Taylor Swift.