Bonnie and Clyde
Adrift in the Depression-era Southwest, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker embark on a life of crime. They mean no harm. They crave adventure - and each other. Soon we start to love them too. But nothing in film history has prepared us for the cascading violence to follow. Bonnie and Clyde turns brutal. We learn they can be hurt-and dread they can be killed.
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Over-Rated, But It Does Overcome A Rather Dull Start - revsdd
Warren Beatty's movies strike me as over-rated, pointless or dull - and always pretentious. Beatty always comes across as if he's trying to teach us something; or do something noble. He also comes across as self-serving. I think he's one of the most over-rated people in Hollywood history. For more than half its runtime, I would certainly put Bonnie & Clyde into both the "over-rated" and "dull" categories, although by the time it ends, it overcomes that second flaw. There are hints of a character study throughout - Clyde Barrow's apparent impotence (at least as implied in the film) is hinted at as a reason for his general frustration with life. Bonnie strikes me as just a young woman bored with life in a small town, looking for excitement. The first half of the movie had a sense of silliness to it, and concerns itself with Bonnie & Clyde legends rather than with facts. On the other hand, the second half of the movie is pretty good. There are several good shoot-out scenes, leading up to the climactic ambush by the police. To give credit, Beatty was pretty good as Clyde, and Faye Dunaway did a good job as Bonnie. Gene Hackman was decent in a supporting role as Clyde's brother Buck.
This is no history lesson. The portrayal of the gang is misleading - Bonnie and Clyde had far more "associates" than portrayed in this movie. For some reason, Hollywood likes to give an almost noble view of these criminal types. Bonnie & Clyde murdered both cops and civilians - they were hardly nice folk, and yet they're portrayed here in an almost Robin Hood style. In one scene depicting a bank robbery, they don't steal money from a farmer because it's his money; they only steal from the bank. Even if the money was on deposit with the bank, though, whose money would they have been stealing?
The second half made me feel better about this. It's not Beatty's worst movie by a long shot - high praise from someone like me who frankly doesn't care for the guy's work.Still great after all these years - Canada123
Watch this and see Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway years years ago at their physical peak. They get into the space of being Bonnie and Clyde without going over the top. Great supporting actors too - there is some real substance in the cast
These people were hoods who were glamorized by the press into heros because a Depression weary US population loved banks being robbed (having been really screwed over by said banks themselves)
It would have been easy for them to play comic book like characters - like Beatty did in Dick Tracy - but together with a terrific ensemble cast weave a great story to the inevitable conclusion
Great work and an enjoyable watchSelfish bank robbers - horrorshow
This is a movie that flies through its two hours. I would be hesitant to call it a classic or otherwise because I've only seen it twice... I would wait until a few more viewings before discussing that.
I didn't like any of the characters because they're mean, selfish, murdering bank robbers. It's not like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid where the main characters are nice and likeable. When I was younger it bothered me to watch movies where I didn't like the characters. It doesn't bother me anymore, as long as the story's good, which it is.
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Over-Rated, But It Does Overcome A Rather Dull Start - revsdd
Warren Beatty's movies strike me as over-rated, pointless or dull - and always pretentious. Beatty always comes across as if he's trying to teach us something; or do something noble. He also comes across as self-serving. I think he's one of the most over-rated ...Still great after all these years - Canada123
Watch this and see Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway years years ago at their physical peak. They get into the space of being Bonnie and Clyde without going over the top. Great supporting actors too - there is some real substance in the cast
These people ...Selfish bank robbers - horrorshow
This is a movie that flies through its two hours. I would be hesitant to call it a classic or otherwise because I've only seen it twice... I would wait until a few more viewings before discussing that.
I didn't like any of the characters because they're ...