Considered by many to be one of the groundbreaking films of the 60’s, Arthur Penn’s Bonnie and Clyde offers a romanticized vision of two of the most famous outlaws in American History. A bored, small-town girl, Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunnaway), meets up with recently released bank robber, Clyde Barrow (Warren Beaty), and they set off across the Midwest robbing banks and on the run from the law. They team up with gas station clerk, (Michael Pollard), Clyde’s brother, Buck (Gene Hackman), and his nuisance of a wife (Estelle Parsons) during the journey and that’s when things start to turn bad. Ultimately, this is a road movie. It’s about average people caught up in the life of crime and on the run from authorities. When I first saw this a few years ago, I hated it. I couldn’t understand for the life of me what made this thing so special. Like many movies however, you have to mature into the right state-of-mind and after a second viewing, your mind could change completely. One of my biggest complaints lies in the film’s climax. Many of you probably already know what happened of the notorious outlaws, but some of you don’t so I’ll refrain from spoiling it for you here. Anyway, it features a series of quick cuts that pretty much ruin the entire mood and build-up for me. I once watched a program on the History Channel on the life of these two and I’m pretty sure that if they would’ve stuck to what had actually happened, it would’ve made for a much better ending. Despite all the violence, which was pretty graphic for the 60’s, the movie carries quite a light mood. If the soundtrack hadn’t been filled with cherry bluegrass music, we’d have a much different movie. The characters are all pretty solid. Every one of them did a great job. Although if you get annoyed easily, I’m going to warn you, because Buck’s wife is possibly one of the most annoying characters I’ve ever seen on screen. All she does is nag. So check this out if you’re down for an adventure movie about two of the most famous criminals this country has ever seen. I’m against a lot of remakes but if one were to come from this, I’d be the first in line.