The Highwaymen - Netflix

robfosters said:
I’ll still watch. I often really enjoy films that have been panned by critics. It’s all down to individual preference really.
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Just had a read of the Guardian review - What a joke!

This is a film with a strong Right vs Wrong message about moral courage, taking responsibility for your actions, doing the right thing by not being at Bad Person and showing what happens if, back in the 1930's (which The Guardian helpfully forgets as it moralises based on today's culture), you ARE a Bad Person. So of course the Guardian hate it, just look at this line from the review -

"The final scene squeezes in a gesture of mild disdain for the press, in case the whiff of Maga in the air wasn’t yet detectable."

It's a film about 1930's gangsters who murdered people being tracked down and killed by 1930's Cops, yet the Guardian can only see this film through a "Trump Lens" throughout the film, what a joke!
 
cheesyboy said:
One star in the Guardian. Oh well. Might watch anyway.

Or I'll just put it on the list that I never get round to actually watching....
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Hardly a bad thing. Only reason to read Guardian reviews is to decide what films are worth watching based on how much they hate it. If there is anything they are good at it is getting the wrong kind of person to review a film. I even remember their review of the A Team film (put aside ones views on the actual film for a moment) - the opening line was 'I never liked the A-Team' well great idea having this guy review the film!
 
ianh said:
Just had a read of the Guardian review - What a joke!

This is a film with a strong Right vs Wrong message about moral courage, taking responsibility for your actions, doing the right thing by not being at Bad Person and showing what happens if, back in the 1930's (which The Guardian helpfully forgets as it moralises based on today's culture), you ARE a Bad Person. So of course the Guardian hate it, just look at this line from the review -

"The final scene squeezes in a gesture of mild disdain for the press, in case the whiff of Maga in the air wasn’t yet detectable."

It's a film about 1930's gangsters who murdered people being tracked down and killed by 1930's Cops, yet the Guardian can only see this film through a "Trump Lens" throughout the film, what a joke!
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And surprise surprise, they absolutely loved Spike Lee’s Blackklansman. Personally, I thought it was overrated.

Fair to say their political bias sadly seeps into their movie reviews.
 
Just watched this, not too bad and Costner and Harrelson are good in it. It is quite slow though at times but not altogether terrible and passes 2 hours along.
 
I thought it could have been a lot more gritty. It felt a bit Disney-corny in places, which is strange as there was a fair amount of graphic violence.

Very hard to hear most of what they were saying, which seems to be a bit of a fashion the days, like mumble rap.

6/10.
 
I didn't think it used its time well. Though the acting was good and in some cases very good and I get the perspective they were trying to go for ultimately I thought it fell pretty flat and left out too much that is crucial to the story leaving you feeling a bit disconnected from the timing and importance of events - despite I think they were trying to tell it from the perspective of the central characters and what they did and didn't know rather than retell the story we already know.
 
Watched half of this last night. Thought it was slow and boring. Not dramatic enough. Not funny either. Not sure what it was going for.

Probably won’t finish it.
 
Watched it in three parts as I don't have a great attention span and have been falling asleep watching stuff recently.

That being said I thought it was quality. Love the bromance between WH and KC, and their individual acting therein. Didn't know anything about B&C either which was a welcome addition to my knowledge.

I thought it was well shot, well put together, visually gorgeous, and plenty gritty enough for my enjoyment. Also, the old cars are fantastic.

Best to pop the subtitles on mind you, as another poster said - it's a lot of mumbling.
 
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