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The
Highwaymen (2019)
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Director:
John Lee
Hancock |
COUNTRY
USA |
GENRE
Crime/Drama |
NORWEGIAN TITLE
The
Highwaymen |
RUNNING
TIME
132 minutes |
RELEASED BY
Netflix |
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Producer:
Casey Silver |
Screenwriter:
John Fusco |
Review
The story about
Bonny and Clyde seen from the side
of law enforcement, more specifically the two former Texas
Rangers Frank Hamer and Maney Gault, played by Kevin Costner and
Woody Harrelson. The story is fascinating enough, but as with
several other recent Netflix distributed films, the production
values are uneven, with set decorations and a few supporting
characters coming off as anachronistic. The Highwaymen is
marred by a slow start and unimpressive narrative drive; writer John
Fusco is fond of his storytelling cliches, and director John Lee
Hancock hasn't got the inventiveness to refresh them. Luckily, Woody
Harrelson comes in and saves the affair. And the film's final ten
minutes are well made and makes the ending just as harrowing as you
would expect. Thomas Newman contributes a fine musical score.
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