The first installment of the "Bonnie & Clyde" two-part mini series premiered on Lifetime, History Channel and A&E networks on Sunday night, bringing the myth of the flashy bank robbers back to life.
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were the most notorious criminals of the 1930s. Bonnie was interested in making herself a household name, while Clyde is an outlaw with a soft spot for his favorite girl. Together, they succeeded to make their mark in history by turning their "fairytale" into one of the most gruesome deaths ever.
Check out what reviewers had to say about the film below.
CinemaBlend.com gives the bank robber biopic 3.5 out of 5 stars:
"The story of Bonnie and Clyde is far from a fairytale, and director Bruce Beresford doesn't try to present it as one in the TV miniseries that showcases the two notorious criminals. Starring Holliday Grainger and Emile Hirsch as the titular Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, Bonnie & Clyde delivers a story that's entertaining, suspenseful and engrossing all at once, without relying entirely on glamour or flashy bank robbery scenes to draw interest. Although, a few more bank robbery scenes wouldn't have hurt, Bonnie & Clyde succeeds in humanizing the title characters, which is one reason to give the miniseries a look when it airs next week."
The San Francisco Chronicle call the mini series "short-changed" with a "decent" cast:
"You can't tell the story of Bonnie and Clyde without mythology, but apparently you can tell it superficially if you subject it to Beresford's sometimes goofy direction and a just adequate script by Joe Batteer and John Rice. The obvious parts of the mythology are here, including Bonnie posing with a cigar in her mouth and her foot perched on a car bumper, and the sensationalism that marked so much of the contemporary press coverage of the pair."
Newsday gives "Bonnie & Clyde" a B- rating:
"Who was this duo? Depression-era vigilante yuppies? Empty-headed sociopaths? Or -- like Kimye -- a self-absorbed celebrity couple who feasted on their own notoriety? In this miniseries, they're a bit of all three, which doesn't make them particularly interesting as much as muddled."
