Proof that the 1960s ended with a bang. For many, the film of the decade.
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03/17/08
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
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Reviews Counted:45
Fresh:41
Rotten:4
Average Rating:8.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Based on the true-life exploits of notorious Depression-era bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, BONNIE AND CLYDE is recognized as one of the most violent films to come out of mainstream... [More]
Starring: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Estelle Parsons, Gene Hackman
Director: Arthur Penn
Reviews for Bonnie and Clyde
Top CriticWith its weird landscape of dusty, derelict towns and verdant highways, stunningly shot by Burnett Guffey in muted tones of green and gold, it has the true quality of folk legend.
02/09/06
Top CriticFunny and violent, knowing and chilling, this is the template that no lovers-on-the-lam movies has ever bettered.
03/17/08
Top CriticThe question is whether it adds up to anything truthful, or evokes disquiet by crudely trying to con us into emotional reactions that do not make much sense.
03/12/03
Warren Beatty hardly seems the desperado type, but Faye Dunaway is convincing in her role as his companion in robbery and murder.
06/05/02
Top CriticThe film set new standards for screen violence but it alternated its scenes of mayhem with lyrical interludes and jaunty slapstick sequences accompanied by spirited banjo music.
07/30/03
Top CriticNot as revolutionary as it once was, the film still packs a punch.
04/22/03
Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty deliver pitch perfect performances as Bonnie and Clyde, with characterisations that are layered and engaging. Beatty's bravado is infectious, and Dunaway's abandon is life affirming - if doomed.
08/14/08
It is...the beauty of the screen images against the ugliness of the events that gives the film a constant and poignant sense of irony.
01/01/00
Those returning to Bonnie and Clyde with this well-deserved special edition could well be shocked by how, well, shocking it is.
05/01/08
You'll never root for the bad guys more than you will here.
10/01/05
No review available.
10/22/06
It's by far the least controlled of Penn's films... but the pieces work wonderfully well, propelled by what was then a very original acting style.
07/02/07
Arguably the most influential film of the late 60s, Arthur Penn's innovative crime saga forever changed the course of American cinema, particularly in the controversial areas of sex and violence and the link between them.
02/01/08
Stylistically, Arthur Penn's crime epic doesn't do anything that hadn't already been seen in any number of runty, skuzzy teen epics, all of which firmly established the paragons of good (i.e. "The Law") as being the new antagonists.
03/31/08
In spite of the technological advances of film in the modern age, the blood soaked finale remains one of the most extraordinarily shot closers ever filmed...
03/25/08
A film of enormous aesthetic and historical importance. American filmmaking turned a corner with its release, and it can never now turn back.
03/09/04
It should readily be apparent that there is something special about the production, with its brash, vivid style, indelible performances by movie icons, and bold mixture of violence and comedy, romance and tragedy.
05/01/03
It is a film that took considerable risks, but somehow or another, all the gears clicked at the right time, and director Arthur Penn wound up with a national masterpiece he was never able to equal.
02/27/01
This film is worthy of the attention of anyone who's interested in classic American cinema.
11/07/02
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