The Highwaymen (2019)
Directed by John Lee Hancock
In 1934, Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, two former Texas Rangers, are commissioned to put an end to the wave of vicious crimes perpetrated by Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, a notorious duo of infamous robbers and cold-blooded killers who nevertheless are worshiped by the public.
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Fifty years ago, Arthur Penn’s Bonnie and Clyde fired the first salvo in the New Hollywood revolution by portraying the infamous outlaws as fight-the-man folk heroes.
For those who don’t know, Frank Hamer’s estate never forgave 1967’s Bonnie And Clyde for the officer’s “false” portrayal – hence Hancock’s passionate desire to honor the man wife Gladys (played by Kim Dickens) loved, cared for, and supported.
But this movie about chasing Bonnie and Clyde is also a movie about Bonnie and Clyde.
Compared to a slow-rolling but stunning Western like Andrew Dominik's The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford or a more souped-up cops-and-robbers period piece like Michael Mann's Public Enemies , The Highwaymen doesn't belong on the road.
Writer/director John Lee Hancock, who recently started tackling darker fare with "The Founder" and "The Highwaymen" after making his name with inspirational sports movies ("The Rookie," "The Blind Side"), tries to go full David Fincher with his latest, a project he’s been working on since the 1990’s, when it is set.
Writer-director John Lee Hancock ("The Blind Side," "The Highwaymen") has delivered a strong warped tale that is aware of the trappings of the genre, by staying clear of obvious tells of a character's motives, and does well in staying away from them while featuring the incredible talents of Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and especially Leto.
Writer/director John Lee Hancock ( The Blind Side , The Highwaymen ) gives his formidable cast room to completely inhabit their characters.
The Little Things is the latest film from writer and director John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, The Founder, The Highwaymen), and it plays no differently than any serial killer procedural from the past thirty years.
John Lee Hancock, director of The Blind Side, Saving Mr. Banks, The Founder and The Highwaymen, writes and helms this original crime drama that plays like an airport novel that should have been left behind.
That was the case for "The Little Things," directed by John Lee Hancock, who (are you kidding me?) actually directed "The Highwaymen." (I just Googled his name and found that under his credits.