The Highwaymen
Netflix | Release Date: March 15, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
16
Negative:
1
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88
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMar 21, 2019
Even if you’ve somehow never even heard of the story upon which this film is based, it’s a crackling good lawman tale. Read full review
88
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMar 19, 2019
An excellent and entertainingly old-fashioned police procedural. Read full review
83
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerMar 22, 2019
At his best, Costner both exalts and complicates the strong and silent types who crowd, often to diminishing effect, so much of our American movie mythology. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliApr 1, 2019
Although nowhere near as lush, artistic, and downright entertaining as the Warren Beatty/Faye Dunaway interpretation, The Highwaymen hews closer to the historical facts (with the climactic ambush being filmed on-location where it happened). Read full review
75
The Associated PressMark KennedyMar 25, 2019
The film often feels in many ways as an attempt to correct history, or at least the previous Dunaway-Beatty-led portrayal of a bumbling Hamer. But there are moments of beautiful stillness and nicely-filmed sequences — like a nifty car chase in dust clouds — that make the hunt enjoyable. Read full review
75
Original-CinLiam LaceyMar 21, 2019
What we have is a solidly crafted reworking of some familiar Western tropes by director John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, Saving Mr. Banks), a Texas native who shows care for the period details, with handsome cinematography on the original Lone Star State locations. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyMar 14, 2019
The Highwaymen is a leisurely ride with a pair of actors who know how to do a lot by not doing too much. It won’t reinvent cinema the way that "Bonnie and Clyde" once did. But it’s a ride worth taking nonetheless. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaMar 14, 2019
Highwaymen captures, through the eyes of common people, the perceived rebel spirit that made the couple folk heroes during the Great Depression. It establishes through wardrobe and production design how rough that era was. It’s not just a setting; it’s a grim and desperate worldview. Read full review
70
We Got This CoveredLuke ParkerMar 12, 2019
Though The Highwaymen makes sure it tells the right story about Bonnie and Clyde, it doesn’t win the argument that it tells the better one. Read full review
67
IndieWireEric KohnMar 12, 2019
There was more to Bonnie and Clyde than 'Bonnie and Clyde,' but The Highwaymen falls short of making the case that the good guys had the better tale. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 4, 2019
The film doesn’t have the pacing of a theatrical release — it’s “streaming slow,” sluggish at times. Read full review
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