Good movie
Felt like a cross between “Road to Perdition” and “Hell or High Water” (2 very good movies)
shareEven got an “Open Range” mention into it.
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MovieChat Forums > The Highwaymen (2019) Discussion > Good movie
Yeah, I really enjoyed this. I'm not sure what the RT score is all about.
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I also thoroughly enjoyed it!
shareI thought it was pretty good too. It was a little slow, but I didn't mind because the acting was very good imo and I thought it was creating a lot of buildup. Overall certainly worth a watch.
shareOnly problem is the slow build up needs to end with a bit of a better climax. When they eventually get to the infamous shoot out it was over in a blink of an eye and just didn't seem to meet the expectations you were waiting for.... Granted I realize it was historically accurate, but there had to have been a better way to shoot it so that it didn't seem to anti-climatic.
shareYeah I would agree with that. Maybe they could have done something different with the editing with that scene or at least make it a shootout instead of being an ambush like it happened historically. I didn't mind, but I could see how it is anti-climatic to others.
shareWell, it is a made for TV movie so don't expect feature film kind of expense or artistry. That's why Spielberg is correct these movies should not be eligible for Oscars.
shareI thought it was as good as any other average or slightly above average film you see at the cinema in terms of production and quality.
shareIf all these movies were below the level of made for theater movies Spielberg wouldn't care if they are eligible or not as they would never win now would they? The fact is some of them are better than made for theater movies and some are not, it varies. Spielberg only cares because he is an elitist snob.
shareI'm probably the snob (not elitist, tho) in this equation. My belief is that the movies are made for TV, so Emmys apply. Oscars are for cinema films. I don't think showing a film in a cinema for a few days just to make it eligible for an Oscar makes sense.
However, the government is now involved, so I expect a solution that will make everyone unhappy will prevail.
The problem with that logic is that Netflix isn't a TV network so they would never be up for an Emmy. An Emmy is for material that is made for broadcast TV and Netflix, though view by many on their TV's is a streaming service... if Netflix were to ever create a TV network like HBO then they would be able to go for Emmys.
shareI see your point, but HBO is a subscription service like Netflix. But how are you defining network? You might be able to convince me.
shareWell HBO originally was a subscription channel only available on cable TV, so technically that would make it a TV network, just not a free one. Granted today I think you can subscribe to HBO for streaming only to your computer or whatever, but they are also still a subscription TV network. Netflix has never been broadcast on cable or over the air to TVs. That's the difference in a nutshell.
shareEven though I knew the fate of the two psychopathic lovers, the final build up of the ambush was very tension-filled, and the ambush itself was shocking--much more effective than in "Bonnie and Clyde".
shareIt was, I really enjoyed it. Costner and Harrelson were great and they really made the movie for me, it was a bit slow but that didn't really bother me that much. 7,5/10
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