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The Newton Boys
(As Willis figures it, the bankers -- all covered by insurance -- are merely thieves themselves anyway.) A sweetly contemplative film, The Newton Boys is almost an anti-crime caper -- no one gets killed, and the violence which does occasionally erupt is handled with a light comic touch.
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2 October 1967, USA
23 September 1952, Pinckneyville, Illinois, USA
12 April 1951, Waxahachie, Texas, USA
8 February 1952, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
2 February 1942, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
6 April 1973, Panama City, Panama
January 01, 2000
These are fetching performers, but their built-in energy is about all The Newton Boys has going for it.
September 09, 2002
There's little nuance in the straightforward, chronological way the tale is told--it's hard to point to a scene that's worth discussing after you've left the theatre.
January 01, 2000
More yawn-inducing than fifty people yawning.
July 23, 2006
A handsome production that nicely evokes the 1920s and a likeable cast headed by McConaughey can't compensate for a Western-gangster film that's too diffuse and lacks a discernibel POV to be dramatically engaging.
March 05, 2002
Linklater's genuine regard for his characters and fidelity to his setting are his strongest directorial traits.
December 27, 2004
Like the Newtons themselves, the film never goes for the kill.
January 08, 2018
As portrayed by Matthew McConaughey in his first fully satisfying screen performance, Willis Newton regards his three younger brothers and their associates as social rectifiers who take money only from the real thieves: bankers and their directors.
July 03, 2003
Linklater seems to understand the root of McConaughey's appeal stems from his wild side. Casting McConaughey as someone noble and high-minded... is like hiring Madonna to play a housewife.