ChuckFlixs: The Highway Men · Screenfellas Entertainment

Iâ€™m glad to be back to writing ChuckFlixs. I know that it has been a long time since my last post. Iâ€™m moved into my new house and just have to one back. Iâ€™m also going through the process of becoming ordained. My council session went well and I have my ceremony at the end of this month.
On this addition I will be reviewing The Highway Men starring Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson who play to former famous Texas Rangers. They join forces to hunt down the notorious outlaws known as Bonnie and Clyde.
Overall I liked this movie and thought it was cool to hear the story from a different perspective. I thought it was well executed for the most part. The performances were good.
Like many Netflix films this one seems to be dividing people. Lots of people like it and lots of people seem to dislike it.
Minor spoiler here but it doesnâ€™t effect the outcome of a true story. In this film you hardly see Bonnie and Clyde until the movie starts to end. This is the Jaws approach where you keep the villain out of sight to build suspense. But people are upset that they donâ€™t see the duo a lot. But why would they because the movie is about the law men trying to catch them.

Positives
I enjoyed the chemistry between Costner and Harrelson. I believed that they were tired and past their prime. They struggled with things that in the glory days they could do know problem. The cinematography of the America landscape was beautiful. The old cars were great. It was a truly well made film.
There were a few comedic scenes in the movie. My favorite is when Costner just starts buying guns from a local gun store.

Middle of the road

The pacing of this film is a slow one at times. The movie is over 2 hours and 15 minutes. I was fine with a slow paced movie. Because with this story you have to find ways to extend the film. Otherwise it would just be the last few minutes. However nowadays people constantly want action and could careless about story development.
But slow paced movies arenâ€™t for everyone. The secondary characters and other law men did a decent job

Negatives
Cathy Bates did a great job in this movie. She was the Governor who gave the order to Costner and Harrelson. The reason she is in my negatives is I wish she would have had more screen time and interaction with the main duo. I would watch a movie about her becoming the governor.
There were a few things changed to the true story. But I didnâ€™t know until I saw it online. It was just a few minor things that didnâ€™t change the overall story. So it didnâ€™t take me out of the film.

Rating 7/10