Fault is in the writing and direction, both staying on the surface and never getting underneath the characters.
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04/27/09
Gun Crazy (1949)
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Reviews Counted:27
Fresh:26
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.2/10
Runtime: 87 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: The forerunner of BONNIE AND CLYDE (1968) has become a cult favorite. It inspired a remake in 1992 by former music-video director Tamra Davis and an homage in Jim McBride's version of BREATHLESS... [More]
Starring: Peggy Cummins, John Dall, Berry Kroeger, Morris Carnovsky
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
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Reviews for Gun Crazy
Top CriticOne of the most distinguished works of art to emerge from the B movie swamp.
04/27/09
Top CriticSome old pulpy noir thrillers aren’t as pleasurable as the garish posters that advertised them, but this re-release gives us an example of the genre that’s every bit as brash, lusty and stylish as you could wish it to be.
03/06/09
It's a superbly crafted film by a cult film-maker.
03/06/09
Darker and more subtly complex than you'd expect from a 1950s crime caper.
02/27/09
Gun Crazy’ is a magnificently enjoyable film, distinguished by Joseph H Lewis’s restless, catch-all directorial style.
02/27/09
Gun Crazy is less an exposé than a hugely exciting crime thriller. And since he's as polite as he is intelligent, Lewis doesn't beat us about the head with his philosophies.
02/27/09
Admittedly, the script is vintage corn. But visually Gun Crazy is a rude, startling and suggestive pleasure.
02/27/09
this is a small but perfectly formed black-and-white masterpiece of flash and trash, unwholesome obsession and criminal daring.
02/27/09
Nearly 20 years before the same themes powered Bonnie and Clyde, Lewis was on to the possibilities of "outsider" cinema, and his film is all the more subversive for its origins as raw pulp, unpoliced by the Hollywood system, and getting away with murder.
02/27/09
A major influence on both Bonnie and Clyde and the French New Wave (with Godard a particular admirer), it’s a film that far transcends its low budget constraints.
02/27/09
Extremely well made, this is one cult classic that justifies its reputation.
02/27/09
Like all great films noirs, this 1949 lovers-on-the-run thriller, directed by cultists’ darling Joseph H. Lewis (The Big Combo), is lean, mean and delirious.
02/27/09
This modest-looking B-movie, first seen in 1949, has acquired a substantial following in the years since – justifiably.
02/27/09
Seldom seen, but GREAT little film directed by Joseph H. Lewis. Cummins and Dahl are perfect as Bonnie and Clyde types.
03/08/08
Classic film noir
08/09/07
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07/01/05
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08/25/04
One of the greatest of all films, this "B" movie classic has it all.
07/05/04
Wild, wam-bam pacing.
06/22/04
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