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The Newton Boys
The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.
23 October 1956, Pikeville, Kentucky, USA
23 December 1971, Snyder, Texas, USA
18 December 1946, Waco, Texas, USA
2 February 1942, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
12 April 1951, Waxahachie, Texas, USA
23 December 1948, Dallas, Texas, USA
2 October 1967, USA
24 November 1953, Amarillo, Texas, USA
January 01, 2000
More yawn-inducing than fifty people yawning.
July 03, 2003
Linklater seems to understand the root of McConaughey's appeal stems from his wild side. Casting McConaughey as someone noble and high-minded... is like hiring Madonna to play a housewife.
January 01, 2000
These are fetching performers, but their built-in energy is about all The Newton Boys has going for it.
January 08, 2018
As portrayed by Matthew McConaughey in his first fully satisfying screen performance, Willis Newton regards his three younger brothers and their associates as social rectifiers who take money only from the real thieves: bankers and their directors.
September 09, 2002
There's little nuance in the straightforward, chronological way the tale is told--it's hard to point to a scene that's worth discussing after you've left the theatre.
March 05, 2002
Linklater's genuine regard for his characters and fidelity to his setting are his strongest directorial traits.
December 27, 2004
Like the Newtons themselves, the film never goes for the kill.
July 23, 2006
A handsome production that nicely evokes the 1920s and a likeable cast headed by McConaughey can't compensate for a Western-gangster film that's too diffuse and lacks a discernibel POV to be dramatically engaging.
