I saw the Netflix film, The Highwaymen, recently and really enjoyed it. It's a very useful corrective to Hollywood's previous glamorization of the murderous exploits of Bonnie and Clyde, and the leftist, post-modern context of Arthur Penn's 1967 film (which, incidentally, shamelessly slandered lawman Frank Hamer). David Forsmark at PJ Media has some good background.
Plus, men in fedoras!
Unrelated update: A few days ago I stumbled across the Canadian comedy series Corner Gas. Mrs. Paco and I love it! It's available on Amazon Prime.
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Yup, watched The Highwaymen last night and both Costner and Harrelson fit their roles perfectly. They were not presented as heroes, just a couple of old, tired Texas Rangers being recalled to duty for one last assignment. The whole movie had a very authentic feel to it.
I really want to see this movie, but I don't have Netflix so I'll probably have to DVD it somewhere down the road.
Rebecca: i think you'll enjoy it. Very solid performances by the two leads as tired old ex-Rangers who see their duty and perform it. Also, the flick does a good job recreating the rural Texas of the early 1930s, which might particularly appeal to a Texan like yourself.
Actually, in rereading Zardoz's comment, I should have just typed "what he said".
Thanks for the recommendation, senor P. It was a good effort.
Very successful in unfolding the relationship between Hamer and Gault, and also went a long way to stripping away the glamour of Bonnie and Clyde that came with Beatty and Dunaway.
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