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Badlands (1973)
Rate:
6
Viewed:
11/13
11/13:
Badlands is an okay picture that's plays out like a pastiche of
Bonnie and Clyde.
However, not much happens. It's just a repeated cycle of different Midwest locations, felonious
law-breaking incidents, and superficial lines that are passed off for wisdom.
Although loosely based on the tale of a killer couple, Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, that gripped the nation
during the late 50's, it's neither novel nor fascinating. Worse, it'll be done better in
Natural Born Killers.
On the other hand, Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek aren't bad, doing the best as they can with the material.
All in all, Badlands doesn't have enough verve to be a worthwhile picture.