I hope I have not inserted any spoilers but this movie deserves some love and this is the reason why I decided to make this review, but just to be sure I will mark it as containing spoilers, just for safety.
I ended up watching this as part of a project I had with crime in that period and I have to agree with some reviews that it has its flaws such as: - events that are changed from the historical order they happened or embellished more than it was necessary (read about them to figure it out; I don't want to give spoilers) - the way the actors interact - the aim of the gang (throughout the movie the script offers a false one).
This are the cons but I believe the pros are those that should be taken into consideration: - there is a limited number of movies speaking about Bonnie & Clyde, the last movie being way too back in my opinion (1960s if I am correct and then something in the 1980s) - the costumes and the setting are according to the era and present a useful insight into how that period looked - the events although changed sometimes in the movie time line are historically valid in their entirety - The movie offers a "human side" to the myth - as always, some characters throughout history have been "glorified", and the movie makes them more human - even if it sounds bad, you realize that anybody could become like them in those times. - romance, as in real life existed, and the fact that is kept on a normal level (you would expect lots of romance, which borders with cliché in movies like this, but fortunately you'll see with your own eyes that it isn't so) adds realism to it. - the script is made in such a way that in the end you truly believe that their fate was modeled by their actions
I ended up watching this as part of a project I had with crime in that period and I have to agree with some reviews that it has its flaws such as: - events that are changed from the historical order they happened or embellished more than it was necessary (read about them to figure it out; I don't want to give spoilers) - the way the actors interact - the aim of the gang (throughout the movie the script offers a false one).
This are the cons but I believe the pros are those that should be taken into consideration: - there is a limited number of movies speaking about Bonnie & Clyde, the last movie being way too back in my opinion (1960s if I am correct and then something in the 1980s) - the costumes and the setting are according to the era and present a useful insight into how that period looked - the events although changed sometimes in the movie time line are historically valid in their entirety - The movie offers a "human side" to the myth - as always, some characters throughout history have been "glorified", and the movie makes them more human - even if it sounds bad, you realize that anybody could become like them in those times. - romance, as in real life existed, and the fact that is kept on a normal level (you would expect lots of romance, which borders with cliché in movies like this, but fortunately you'll see with your own eyes that it isn't so) adds realism to it. - the script is made in such a way that in the end you truly believe that their fate was modeled by their actions