So over the weekend the movie I watched was “The
Newton Boys” and I really enjoyed it.
With young Matthew McConaughey and a very 1920s feel to the movie, it
really feels like you are living out this romanticized era. This movie is based off the true story of the
Newton Boys who are labeled the most successful bank robbers of all time. This action crime western drama has it all:
car chases, robberies, explosions, love triangles. The movie begins
in sort of a classic way with old wasted colors and the scratchy black and
white feel like a typical old western film, it introduces the characters using
the credits. The cinematographer, Peter
James uses this golden haze feel the entire movie, almost to over romanticize the
bank robbers. They are portrayed as the
good guys, and they always end up on top, so by using this golden hue lighting,
it creates a dream aspect that it is only an illusion. Peter James also uses a lot of straightforward
shots, as to not take away from the film.
For pure entertainment value I’d give this movie a 5.5/10. I liked it but I probably wouldn’t watch it
again.
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