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Bonnie and Clyde

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Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

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Reviews Counted: 47

Fresh: 43

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... 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 Hollywood. Bonnie (Faye Dunaway) is bored with life and wants a change. She gets her chance when she meets a charming young drifter by the name of Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty). Clyde has dreams of a life of crime that will free him from the hardships of the Depression. The two fall in love and begin a crime spree that extends from Oklahoma to Texas. They rob small banks with skill and panache, soon becoming minor celebrities known across the country. People are proud to have been held up by Bonnie and Clyde; to their victims, the duo is doing what nobody else has the guts to do. To the law, the two are evil bank robbers who deserve to be gunned down where they stand. Beatty and Dunaway are marvelous as the young criminal lovers, delivering subtle and complete performances. Also excellent are Gene Hackman as Clyde's brother, Buck; Estelle Parsons as Buck's wife, Blanche; and the always enjoyable Michael J. Pollard as C.W. Moss. The film has made a large impact on American culture, expressing the mood of rebellion rampant in the late 1960s and beyond. [More]

Starring: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Estelle Parsons, Gene Hackman

Starring: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Estelle Parsons, Gene Hackman, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Wilder, Denver Pyle, Dub Taylor, Evan Evans, James Stiver, Clyde Howdy, Garry Goodgion, Ken Mayer

Director: Arthur Penn

Director: Arthur Penn
Screenwriter: Robert Benton, David Newman
Producer: Warren Beatty
Composer: Charles Strouse

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Considered New Hollywood's moment of arrival, tipping square critic Bosley Crowther into retirement (The New York Times, they were a-changin').

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
11/12/08
Nick Pinkerton
Village Voice
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Like Bonnie and Clyde themselves, the film rides off in all directions and ends up full of holes.

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08/22/08
TIME Magazine
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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.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
08/14/08
Andrew L. Urban
Urban Cinefile

Those returning to Bonnie and Clyde with this well-deserved special edition could well be shocked by how, well, shocking it is.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
05/01/08
Chris Barsanti
PopMatters

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.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
03/31/08
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine

A bona fide landmark in American film, Bonnie and Clyde stands the test of time the same way its protagonists did: by breaking all the rules. [Blu-Ray]

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03/28/08
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

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...

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
03/25/08
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Modern crime classic directed by Arthur Penn w/Beatty, Dunaway

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03/22/08
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

Funny and violent, knowing and chilling, this is the template that no lovers-on-the-lam movies has ever bettered.

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03/17/08
Jessica Mellor
Empire Magazine

Proof that the 1960s ended with a bang. For many, the film of the decade.

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03/17/08
Channel 4 Film
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...whizzes by in a compact 111 minutes, while carrying an image of people and places that is hard to forget.

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03/14/08
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Beatty's slo-mo rolling across the gravel, a muzzle flashing in his hand, is more real to us than Clyde slumped behind the wheel, dead before he realized he was ambushed

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment 1 Comment
02/15/08
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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.

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02/01/08
Emanuel Levy
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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.

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07/02/07
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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This inconsistency of direction is the most obvious fault of Bonnie and Clyde, which has some good ingredients, although they are not meshed together well.

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07/02/07
Dave Kaufman
Variety
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10/22/06
Cole Smithey
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Freed from the production code that drove most of the old Warner Brothers gangster films of the 1930s and 40s, Arthur Penn gave Bonnie and Clyde a new kind of thrilling glee.

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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Dated in some ways, still shocking and powerful in others.

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05/12/06
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

With 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.

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02/09/06
Time Out
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You'll never root for the bad guys more than you will here.

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10/01/05
Christopher Null
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