Plot: 5 (Bank Robberin')
Diction: 7 (Charming)
Character: 4 (Not much going on here)
Extension: 9 (True story)
Spectacle: 7 (Whee-ha!)
Overall: 6.4
Here's a passable action-style good-old-boys bank-robbin' round-up that stays pretty consistently interesting all the way through. The major conflict (aside from the boys trying not to get caught) seems to be between Willis (Matthew McConaughey), and his brother Joe (Skeet Ulrich). Joe, the closest to law-abiding the family seems to get, is perennially hesitant to participate in the heists. Willis, on the other hand, as the convict brother, is the main impetus behind them. The conflict doesn't really go anywhere, but it's fun to watch.
Especially interesting are the real-life pieces during the credits. Joe Newton's interviewed on the Tonight Show starting Johnny Carson, and and old home movie of Willis Newton, posed against each other in sentiment. You can see Joe's regret and admission that perhaps he was a bit too crazy, while Willis' film is full of the same wild-eyed lawlessness that is portrayed in the movie.
There's quite a few funny parts, and Dwight Yoakam, though he doesn't sing any songs (I think I'm glad for this) does a surprisingly good job as the likeable and rational Glasscock.
Overall, it's a high-energy look at some friendly, funny and well-written vehicle for watching some bank heist scenes.
Here's a passable action-style good-old-boys bank-robbin' round-up that stays pretty consistently interesting all the way through. The major conflict (aside from the boys trying not to get caught) seems to be between Willis (Matthew McConaughey), and his brother Joe (Skeet Ulrich). Joe, the closest to law-abiding the family seems to get, is perennially hesitant to participate in the heists. Willis, on the other hand, as the convict brother, is the main impetus behind them. The conflict doesn't really go anywhere, but it's fun to watch.
Especially interesting are the real-life pieces during the credits. Joe Newton's interviewed on the Tonight Show starting Johnny Carson, and and old home movie of Willis Newton, posed against each other in sentiment. You can see Joe's regret and admission that perhaps he was a bit too crazy, while Willis' film is full of the same wild-eyed lawlessness that is portrayed in the movie.
There's quite a few funny parts, and Dwight Yoakam, though he doesn't sing any songs (I think I'm glad for this) does a surprisingly good job as the likeable and rational Glasscock.
Overall, it's a high-energy look at some friendly, funny and well-written vehicle for watching some bank heist scenes.