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    Post dates are when I watched, parenthetical dates are the year of US release (aka Oscar eligibility).

6/22/2019

The Highwaymen (2019)

This film about the lawmen who finally took down Bonnie and Clyde was striking in its refusal to glorify the "bad guys." Bonnie and Clyde's faces were barely shown and Clyde got just one line -- they are not the focus here. Instead, we get into the minds of the former Rangers who are brought out of retirement and tasked with finding and stopping the violent duo. Their support is non-existent and they're fighting not only fellow lawmen, but the public who think of B&C as folk heroes.

It's absorbing, thought-provoking drama. Costner and Harrelson are perfect.

B+

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