Before "Oceans Eleven", before "The Bank Job", before "Carlito's Way", there was this film. I am a sucker for 1970s movies because I love the imagery of that decade and this film does not disappoint.
The plot is nothing new; McQueen gets out of jail and needs to another Bank heist as payment for his freedom. As you might expect not all goes to plan. Soon our heroes are cris-crossing Texas, trying to avoid several corrupt Texans, the police and a psychotic criminal.
The casting, naturally, is spot on. A great pack of villains, attractive and racy leads, and several realistic side characters that compliment McQueen and McCraw perfectly.
This is my first Peckinpah venture. He really was a directorial talent who fit the zeitgeist of the 60s and 70s very well with his penchant for sexual interplay and violence. His grasp of colour and capturing the right image is amongst the best of any era. The pacing of the film is varied, but always keeps us surprised with numerous twists and turns along the way.
Its an essential gangster film. It doesn't try to be anything more, but its great entertainment and it retains a gritty realism that rises it above its competitors.
10/10
The plot is nothing new; McQueen gets out of jail and needs to another Bank heist as payment for his freedom. As you might expect not all goes to plan. Soon our heroes are cris-crossing Texas, trying to avoid several corrupt Texans, the police and a psychotic criminal.
The casting, naturally, is spot on. A great pack of villains, attractive and racy leads, and several realistic side characters that compliment McQueen and McCraw perfectly.
This is my first Peckinpah venture. He really was a directorial talent who fit the zeitgeist of the 60s and 70s very well with his penchant for sexual interplay and violence. His grasp of colour and capturing the right image is amongst the best of any era. The pacing of the film is varied, but always keeps us surprised with numerous twists and turns along the way.
Its an essential gangster film. It doesn't try to be anything more, but its great entertainment and it retains a gritty realism that rises it above its competitors.
10/10