Apparently this 1974 movie is a re-do of the 1940 classic THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT.
The excessive violence in the shoot out at the end of the movie is basically the same as in BONNIE & CLYDE (a 1967 film).
Above 2 lines are reasons why we should not complain about todays films being redo's of older movies. This is typical of Hollywood,
NOW for the good stuff on Thieves Like Us. Very fine acting by members of Robert Altmans stock company, Shelly Duvall,Keith Carradine. It is also Louise Fletchers first acting role & she was very good.In fact, there was not a bad performance from anyone.
This is a depression era dramatic,romantic comedy about bank robbers & there families, again like Bonnie & Clyde. I do not remember any thing about THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT .It would have been last seen over 60 years ago, thusly I cannot say how close this one is to that one.
One of the most enjoyable parts of Thieves Like Us is the radio background shows we hear throughout. The time of this film is 1936 so we learn about the way things were back then.
There are very few action scenes,the way they used to make films.
Robert Altman was a very skillful director & when you view this movie you can see why he was so well thought of. It is not a great film, Just a good movie you will enjoy.
ratings *** (out of 4) 84 points (out of 100) IMDb 7 (out of 10)
The excessive violence in the shoot out at the end of the movie is basically the same as in BONNIE & CLYDE (a 1967 film).
Above 2 lines are reasons why we should not complain about todays films being redo's of older movies. This is typical of Hollywood,
NOW for the good stuff on Thieves Like Us. Very fine acting by members of Robert Altmans stock company, Shelly Duvall,Keith Carradine. It is also Louise Fletchers first acting role & she was very good.In fact, there was not a bad performance from anyone.
This is a depression era dramatic,romantic comedy about bank robbers & there families, again like Bonnie & Clyde. I do not remember any thing about THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT .It would have been last seen over 60 years ago, thusly I cannot say how close this one is to that one.
One of the most enjoyable parts of Thieves Like Us is the radio background shows we hear throughout. The time of this film is 1936 so we learn about the way things were back then.
There are very few action scenes,the way they used to make films.
Robert Altman was a very skillful director & when you view this movie you can see why he was so well thought of. It is not a great film, Just a good movie you will enjoy.
ratings *** (out of 4) 84 points (out of 100) IMDb 7 (out of 10)