Netflix: The Highwaymen (2019) (theaters, famous, film, watched)

[Copanut]

I like the old period dramas where the detectives don't have cell phones, google, CCTV, you name it. Just old fashioned detective work.

[c charlie]

Yeah, now that it's been mentioned ,it's the best Costner performance can think of; I've thought he was overrated since he made the ever-so-subtle racist epic, "Dances withWolves" . It made a truck load of money, and that gave him the clout to make some quite dreadful films, with one good one: The Untouchables.

This latest spin on Bonnie & Clyde seemed a bit more honest in its portray of the pair of murderous psychos. The feeling of period is terrific.

It also managed to give an oblique look at the Texas Rangers as an organisation. I've long thought that in the early days at least, they were a band of vigilantes with badges, who often didn't bother with the nicety of taking a miscreant in for trial.

From what I could gather, FranK Hammer was a legend because he had killed over 50 men and was still alive.

[WacoBill]

Originally Posted by c charlie

.....From what I could gather, FranK Hammer was a legend because he had killed over 50 men and was still alive.

I could find nothing to substantiate that claim. He did survive 50 gunfights in his lifetime.

Besides, after a lifetime of fighting crime, and being wounded 17 times, better the more dead bad guys, than this one good guy.

[Clark Fork Fantast]

We were very impressed--enjoyed every minute of that movie. Carefully crafted, great timing, hints underplayed, historically plausible--in other words, a movie for adults. We'll probably watch it again in a few days. Then I read the CNN review, and had to laugh. The reviewer was bored, and complained that

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you didn't get any closeups of Bonnie and Clyde.

Ha--that shows he'd misunderstood the entire angle of the movie. It wasn't a remake of Bonnie and Clyde...

[ColoGuy]

I enjoyed the gritty realism the movie emanates, it felt like I was there. Woody Harrelson is a great actor who played a restrained role this time. The faithfulness to the period, plus effort to be real, earns it high marks.

[jim9251]

Watched this last night, very well done.

[reed067]

Saw it last night good movie not Costner’s or Harresons best but very watchable.

[latetotheparty]

Watched it last week and really liked it...... want to watch again in the next week or so.....

[JackF]

Late to the party, just saw this film tonight. Very gritty realism of what I’d think 1934 would be like.

Loved it...thumbs up

[f5fstop]

I liked it when I watched it many moons ago!