I really looked forward to seeing this movie, and when I did I couldn't wait for it to end so I could go home. There's an awful lot of wasted time, lots and lots of pointless (time filling?) scenes. For instance, there's a completely inexplicable segment with a young blonde woman played by Elisabeth Moss. She mumbles on about her childhood, but to no definable purpose.
Somewhere in the middle there is an editing explosion of some sort. Lightning rapid-fire cuts and high speed pans in non-action sequences. It was as if they turned loose a kid just out of editing school and told him to have fun. Very odd and, of course, unwatchable.
Danny Glover and Tom Waits suddenly appear as partners in crime although Robert Redford had been a solo bank robber before, and then he resumed pulling jobs alone again after their disappearance.
And since when were the '80s all dirty and crumby? I remember them as being normal, regular, full of sunshine and light. There are always dirty people around living in dirty houses, yes. But the pervasive atmosphere of this movie is just depressing.
I do not recommend seeing this movie in a theater. Watch it later when you can use your fast-forward button. You will, a lot.
Somewhere in the middle there is an editing explosion of some sort. Lightning rapid-fire cuts and high speed pans in non-action sequences. It was as if they turned loose a kid just out of editing school and told him to have fun. Very odd and, of course, unwatchable.
Danny Glover and Tom Waits suddenly appear as partners in crime although Robert Redford had been a solo bank robber before, and then he resumed pulling jobs alone again after their disappearance.
And since when were the '80s all dirty and crumby? I remember them as being normal, regular, full of sunshine and light. There are always dirty people around living in dirty houses, yes. But the pervasive atmosphere of this movie is just depressing.
I do not recommend seeing this movie in a theater. Watch it later when you can use your fast-forward button. You will, a lot.