Looking for a movie to watch the other day, I settled on the 2019 Netflix original, The Highwaymen staring Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson as a pair of former Texas Rangers brought out of retirement to hunt down Bonnie & Clyde. This true crime drama came and went without a lot of notice, but it's actually quite solid.
Certainly not anything earth shattering as far as film making goes, and by that it, it's just not that original. It pays homage to lots of films that came before, especially The Untouchables. However, it's a solid film with solid acting.
Like The Untouchables, it takes the perspective of those who hunted down a folk legend. One of the things that I thought the movie did very well, was how it depicted the making of a criminal into a celebrity.
Both lead actors play their roles well, and never over indulges even when the chance is there. I think the restraint is strong part of this movie. It never sensationalizes anything, and resists the temptation to play into the current trend of movie making to stick to a tried and true method of portraying a true crime story.
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