The Highwaymen

Bonnie & Clyde but we follow the two officers Boring & Dull.

The very definition of good but not great. It doesn't do anything wrong per se, except maybe go on a little too long since there's not really enough content here to warrant the runtime. But it's never bad, usually entertaining, Costner and Harrelson have a good rapport. There are a few cool scenes. Direction, script, cinematography, etc are all good but hardly memorable.

BONNIE & CLYDE get the ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN treatment; not sure if this perspective was either necessary or a good idea - anyone familiar with Penn's film knows where this is going, and Hancock can't seem to bring much life to the man-hunt scenes, despite reliably charismatic work from Costner and Harrelson - their easygoing chemistry makes the journey fun, but not enough to offset the feeling of redundancy that permeates every frame. Climactic recreation of the execution falls sadly flat.

Two aging Texas Rangers join the manhunt for Bonnie and Clyde. Well it turns out that watching two old cops chasing after a pair of young, charismatic outlaws isn't nearly as exciting or interesting as actually watching the young, charismatic outlaws...who'da thunk it? Harrelson and Costner are both fine but the script they're working from is pretty limp, giving each of them a single solid monologue and not much else. Probably the most historically accurate of the Bonnie & Clyde movies, tho.

Better than I expected. Solid in every aspect without really excelling in anything either. Costner and Harrelson are a great pair to carry the deliberately slow paced film, especially when the big players of Bonnie and Clyde are off screen for virtually all the runtime.

A decent historical drama, that stays true enough to real events to keep in some of the boring bits, but I'll be damned if it wasn't satisfying to see Bonnie and Clyde go down a tin can full of a bazillion bullets.

How much you like Costner and Harrelson will determine how much patience you have for 2 hours and 5 minutes of this: "Bonnie and Clyde been here?" "Nope." Costner strong-arms or Harrelson talks slick. "Well, yeah, you just missed 'em." And then they put a zillion bullets in 'em. It's a really good movie to watch if you can't get enough of old Fords on dusty roads

Overall, the film was fair, but it was interesting to see this subject approached from a different angle, namely one which doesn't glorify the crimes of Bonnie and Clyde as much as other projects have done.

I enjoyed watching the performances of Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson. The watch pig was a brief but memorable addition. The plot moves along quickly but it did not provide enough engagement in the strategy for catching Bonnie & Clyde. Despite the sometimes slow pacing, it was entertaining and worth watching but there was nothing particularly spectacular about it.

Old-timey feeling, and in a good way (aside from being a little long..in the tooth), with aging protagonists (with great chemistry) appreciably not dressed up as action stars (see their post-chase wheezing), a gorgeous folksy soundtrack + Americana landscapes cinematic combo, and a tried and true buddy cop plot. Hints at deeper themes (criminals' humanity-see Hamer with Clyde's dad-and police violence: see Maney's mesmerizing story around the card table) are unfortunately never followed up upon.

Two old dudes are called out of retirement to handle a situation that’s confounding everyone, and prove they can indeed still do their job. What at first seems like nothing more than an attempt to restore the reputation of law enforcement, tarnished by the effects of the cult of celebrity, turns into an attempt to ask whether these enforcers might themselves have been just as psychopathic as the criminals they were hunting down. Which is kind of interesting. But not interesting enough.

Was ok, nothing special. Acting wasn't great.

Sort of interesting as a counterpiece to Bonnie & Clyde, but mostly forgettable.

A lot about this movie makes it work, namely the realistic tone, the time dedicated to making Bonnie and Clyde simultaneously sympathetic and deplorable, and the fantastic production value that truly feels like you're watching the 1930's unfold before you. That said, the film loses points for being overly drawn out, paced incredibly slowly, and Costner feeling like he phoned in most of his performance.

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Carried by the leads' chemistry and screen presence.

Decent, solid entertainment, even if we all knew how it plays out.

This film has the pace of a snail. There are to many slow spots to keep things interesting. The cast do good work here. More action is needed to make this film better. Overall this movie is disappointing.

Quite good.

Very good acting! These two legends portraying the story of how the infamous Bonnie and Clyde were caught / killed.

Interesting, but seems to rely on many movie cliches.

Way I see it, they were shot even before they got to be chased.

It had all of the ingredients but something was missing. Great performances by two legendary actors make it worthwhile.

Excellent acting but it tends to get boring in this slow burner. [Full review]

Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson are fine actors, but The Highwaymen is far too formulaic with too few stakes to be engaging.

Eindelijk weer eens Costner. Woody ook altijd goed natuurlijk. De film is ok maar ook niet meer dan dat. Toch iets meer van verwacht.

This film like a bush that will wait so much years to grow tall in the shadow of Bonnie and Clyde. The only good thing about this film is to see Kevin Costner on the screen again

Good period piece drama with good performances from both Costner and Harrelson

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If you contrast this with Penn's Bonnie & Clyde, the pairings capture an essential truth about the socio-political arc followed by Baby Boomers in America.