Kevin Costner

Woody Harrelson

Kathy Bates

John Carroll Lynch

Thomas Mann

Dean Denton

Kim Dickens

William Sadler

W. Earl Brown

David Furr

Jason Davis

Josh Caras

David Born

Brian F. Durkin

Kaley Wheless

Alex Elder

Emily Brobst

Edward Bossert

Jake Dashnaw

Jane McNeill

Karson Kern

Jesse C. Boyd

Kevin Sangston

Robert Bryan Davis

Luray Cooper

Johnny McPhail

Silas Cooper

Jeff Pope

Arvin Combs

Joe Knezevich

Billy Slaughter

Brandon O'Dell

Dean J. West

Don Stallings

David Dwyer

Steve Vernon

Carter Maharrey

Justin Smith

Cullen Moss

Alan Wells

Josh Ventura

Michael Draper

Timothy McKinney

Luke Loveless

Ian Pitre

Billy 4 Johnston

Izzy G.

Savanna Renee

Mitch Eakins

Matthew Paul Martinez

Todd Barnett

Troy Hogan

Taj Marqui Paul

Russell L. Welch III

Nicolas J. Lefebvre

Stephen L. Kelly

Robert E. Streeck

Donald Robert Mohr

Brad Napp

Sophia Silver

Lynden Orr

Makani Ravello

Samantha Hunter Ogan

Mikey Kelley

Leigh Anne Tuohy

Collins Tuohy

Teddy Orr

Skip Stellrecht

Jon Briddell

David Zyler

Dena Sodano

Norman Howell

Juliene Joyner

Casey Silver

John Lee Hancock

Taryn Terrell

Jeffrey J. Dashnaw

Mallory Thompson

John Schwartzman

Robert Frazen

Denise Chamian

Michael J. Malone

Michael Corenblith

Rod Lake

Thomas Newman

Daniel Orlandi

Susan Benjamin

Phil Hardage

Jon Johnson

John Pritchett

Ve Neill

Matthew Reynolds

John Fusco

Tracy Kilpatrick

John E. Swallow

J.J. Dashnaw

Kelly Curley

Joel Prihoda

Gary Huckabay

Remi Tournois

Jessica Stumpf

Joey Dillon

Stephen Freebairn

Dave Kelsey

Todd Schlopy

Philip Schneider

Brooke Satrazemis

Alice Alward

Zander White

Bryan Delorenzo

Ian Fox

Thomas D. Lairson Jr.

Crime

Drama

Thriller

The Highwaymen

Casey Silver Productions

United States of America

English

bank robber

texas ranger

based on true story

tracker

cops and robbers 

forensic science

criminal gang

1930s

manhunt

legendary hero

retired lawman

admiring

E.J. Cummings

Expectations: To see a period piece centered around the take down of Bonnie and Clyde and all the events that led up to it.

What happened: Exactly that. This movie isn't for everyone, but if you are hoping to see a good period piece with realistic action and events. You'll love this film.

***Tracking down Bonnie & Clyde***

Based on the real story, two renowned retired Texas Rangers (Kevin Costner & Woody Harrelson) are commissioned to track down and execute Bonnie & Clyde in 1934 after other authorities have failed.

“The Highwaymen” (1983) is a great counterbalance to the 1967 movie with Beatty & Dunaway, which painted the thugs more sympathetically, as well as the excellent “Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story” (1992). 

The filmmakers shoot for realism rather than the thrills of, say, James Bond or Batman. And by "realism" I don't mean exact historical accuracy; movies never are for many reasons. For instance, Frank Hamer never approached Bonnie & Clyde from the front of their vehicle. Hamer & co. just blew them to smithereens as soon as it was determined it was the rogue couple. 

The picture is a reverent period piece about life in the Great Depression and the pursuit & execution of the infamous duo by a couple of aged, but experienced men. The film has the confidence to take its time, unlike say "Aquaman,” which anxiously jumped to a wild action scene just when a dramatic part was getting interesting. If "The Highwaymen" is sometimes slow & boring it's because the actual pursuit was also slow and often boring. This is not a flick for people with ADHD who demand an explosion every 5-7 minutes. It's for people who favor period pieces like "The Whole Wide World," "Cross Creek," "Of Mice and Men," “The Cider House Rules,” "The Green Mile" and "Water for Elephants."

The movie runs 2 hours, 12 minutes.

GRADE: B+/A-

Every time I'm about to give up on Netflix in frustration over horrible remakes and bad stand up specials, they come around a release a flick like this.

It has a low budget, but it has a low budget that is very well and very very well disguised in a way that can best be described as pro-talent. It looks good, it looks like the 30s.

It's also expertly acted and skillfully walks the line between funny and deadly serious as you get to watch the two old Texas Rangers walk through a world that has drastically changed.

In other words, it's an absolute pleasure to watch.

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The Highwaymen( 2019)

The legends who took down Bonnie & Clyde

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A review by E.J. Cummings

Written by E.J. Cummings on Tue Apr 09 2019

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