Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde is a true American classic in every sense of the word. It tells the simple story of a band of outlaws who make a run at the high life through a string of bank robberies in the deep south in the early 1900's. The film stars a slew of screen legends from Warren Beatty to Faye Dunaway to Gene Hackman, all before massive fame and acclaim was thrown their way. The movie's opening scene is a buckshot of pure adrenaline that sets the tempo for the rest of the film. Here is a picture that never lets up or allows the audience a moment of relaxation. Even in the few down time scenes between the two leads their is a curious aura of sexual tension. The film was nominated for several academy awards and marked a swing culturally for American cinema. Here was a movie with characters doing bad things and not apologizing for their actions. Bonnie and Clyde lived a life all the way on the edge and only became legends when they eventually fell over it.

A+

1967