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
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
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Reviews for Bonnie and Clyde
It is a cheap piece of bald-faced slapstick comedy that treats the hideous depredations of that sleazy, moronic pair as though they were as full of fun and frolic as the jazz-age cutups in Thoroughly Modern Millie.
05/20/03
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.
07/02/07
The 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
The 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
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
Proof that the 1960s ended with a bang. For many, the film of the decade.
03/17/08
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.
02/09/06
Not 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
Top CriticArguably 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
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