It's a potboiler, sure, but who beside Peckinpah would rope such genuine American living into a flick like this? The parades, garbagemen, parks on the riverfront; after the devastating oppression of the brilliant prison sequence, the day to day world is a beautiful place, even if it is full of unshakable mustachioed psychos and bad men in cowboy hats. McQueen and MacGraw both prove to be masters of their limited ranges, but Wolfe's editing and the sound department are the true stars.

It's good, but it has a slew of problems. I think the interesting thing to point out is that about half of the people who see this consider it a classic and the other half think it's terrible. It's not bad, but it has its issues. The soundtrack is embarrassingly out of place.

There was a lot of Sam Peckinpah in it, but scenes between action were pretty lame. I did not like much of MacGraw's part nor find any chemistry between two. Sally then again took all liberties with fun. The odd score was nice.

Tough guys with guns, lots of cheap blood, and women getting slapped around. Yep, it's a Peckinpah. But it's tempered somewhat to make it more palatable for the non-fan. His usual nihilism is balanced out by the redemptive ending, and his misogyny (in full effect with the Sally Struthers character) is balanced by the strength of the Ali McGraw character. The film is a tense and well-constructed heist-gone-wrong flick, which I usually find quite enjoyable. One of the better Peckinpahs, IMHO.

Some good Peckinpah set pieces here, but the surface of the film is too slick and the characters too heartless for this to be an artistic success.

I enjoyed this even though the opening drags on way too long and MacGraw's performance is comparable to a card board cutout. This has several great shoot outs and some interesting characters - the only thing missing was a good car chase.

Slightly disappointing. It's a good action movie, but that's all it achieves. Couple of goofy moments counterbalance some good ones. The out-of-place music score undercuts the tension. It's a mix of good and bad execution of fairly standard ideas. Another Peckinpah that falls short for me. The stare-off with the kid on the train was awesome though.

Explosions, car chases, and gunfights aplenty, The Getaway is probably Peckinpah's most commercial film. Creative touches shine in the editing of the opening sequence and the intensely gripping shootouts. McQueen and MacGraw are cool as hell, but some eccentric characters and an out of place soundtrack sadly break-up the excitement. Some may criticize the misogynistic tendencies in the characters, but they are criminals and Peckinpah portrays them as such. Well-crafted and classic thriller.

Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw are an excellent team in this exciting film. The couple have to overcome several exciting obstacles in this story. The supporting characters are an odd bunch but there eccentricities certainly add to the film

god job!

Great editing, decently paced, Steve McQueen is cool as hell, and a fun story where it's easy to root for the protagonists. Ali MacGraw is awful as the love interest and I could've lived without that weak ending but overall pretty good. The 70's blood also looks really cheesy but it actually didn't take me out of the film.

McQueen is real good at channelling the anguish of Peckinpah. As usual with his films (both those folks), this is a real boys film with an underlying unease permeating the car-chases, shoot-outs, women-slapping, and cool sunglass-wearing.

Not one of Peckinpah's best. It's enjoyable and well-crafted but not all that interesting. The characters are too detached and the set pieces feel too familiar.

What a boring heist movie. Many of the shots are way too long, and the first half hour is brutally slow. Most of the actors are completely wooden, including McQueen. Not very well put together.

Better than the Baldwin Basinger remake. Fun and sexy.

One of the best opening credit sequences I've seen.

A classic crime caper.

People attacked Peckinpah over how macho and mysogynistic the protagonists in his movies are. Fact is, he is dead on. What's so great about Peckinpah is that there is nothing noble about his criminals.