Review of Bonnie and Clyde (1967) by The Dude . — 23 Oct 2008
A fun and thrilling two hours, with two fabulous actors and a string of great supporting members. Ebert said this was the fist masterpiece he ever saw, and it is hard to argue with him on that front. The film about Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow and the Barrow Gang takes some liberties with the lives and actions of the members but the film does such a great job that it is hard to fault it for that.
As I said Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are a powerhouse team on the screen and with great actors like Gene Hackman to back them up it is hard to go wrong. The film was supposed to be directed by Jean-Luc Godard and though that would have been amazing it would have put Breathless on hold so I can live with it, and Arthur Penn does a great job, he does not do anything daring but he does allow the film to unfold unhindered.
This film, like many others around it, helped push American cinema past its dead formulas and into an era of great film making mark with films that push boundaries and make movies that mean something not just movies that can make a quick buck.
This review of Bonnie and Clyde (1967) was written by The Dude . on 23 Oct 2008.
Bonnie and Clyde has generally received very positive reviews.
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