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The Newton Boys
Seeking an escape from poverty, sibling Texas farmers (Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich, Ethan Hawke) gain notoriety as daring 1920s bank robbers.
14 March 1977, Arlington, Texas, USA
8 June 1966, Spring Valley, New York, USA
June 26, 1976 in Austin, Texas, USA
23 December 1971, Snyder, Texas, USA
March 05, 2002
Linklater's genuine regard for his characters and fidelity to his setting are his strongest directorial traits.
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.
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.
December 27, 2004
Like the Newtons themselves, the film never goes for the kill.
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.
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.
January 01, 2000
More yawn-inducing than fifty people yawning.