Bonnie and Clyde
In the 1930s, bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
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- Cast:
- Warren Beatty , Faye Dunaway , Michael J. Pollard , Gene Hackman , Estelle Parsons , Denver Pyle , Dub Taylor
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Reviews
Redundant and unnecessary.
It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
Many couples throughout movies, history, and even current day follow in the footsteps of a famous "Bonnie & Clyde" relationship. This movie set the standard for new Hollywood. This action packed movie is a must see. The never ending adventures of these two characters, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, draws the viewer in to their illegal escapade. They make you love them even against all better judgement as they become enemies of the law.
This film is very awkward. Instead, it's a good film with a lot of awkward moments. Aside from the Oscar winning performances the film has odd staging and out of place editing/cuts. For example, the first scene has a jump cut right as Bonnie gets up to look out of the window. The two cuts do not flow together, they aren't seamless like most other film edits. Also, there are moments where the actions of the characters are just awkward i.e. when Bonnie and Clyde are about to make love for the first time and Clyde angrily denies her. The choreography of that scene was very off aside from the fact that the moment was awkward by nature. The music was terrible but fitting. I felt that the banjo was too much, in the worst way and brought the film down. But, again, it was fitting. I get it. Casting was great! Faye Dunaway is gorgeous and pairs nicely with Warren Beatty. And its based on a true story so its a cool film no matter what.
This was my first time watching a movie about Bonnie and Clyde, the bank robbing duo is famous for their robbery's in real life, but this was my first time really seeing the two in action. The film was groundbreaking in a lot of ways such as the portrayal of violence was much more intense from anything anybody a had seen before in a movie. Ultimately this is a great film that gives an inside look to the relationship and dynamic of the Bonnie and Clyde crime spree.
Though the theme is not great, the way it is carried is. Arthur Penn is pushing many buttons in this film and is feeling comfortable, something that was not the case in say "The Chase" (1966) - exactly because the theme is easier and relatively light. There is a tight smile one every scene and you can never tell the good and the bad guy. This is life, this is great art.