Kevin Costner Rehabilitates a True American Hero in 'The Highwaymen'—and the Social Justice(T)

pjmedia.com ^ | 4/8/2019 | David Forsmark

[rktman]

Butt, butt, butt------Robin Hood. Evil banks. You mean it wasn't faye dunaway and warren beatty? Judging by the folks that showed up for their funerals, it doesn't sound like #Bluelivesmatter was in play. Were they the impetus for NFA 34?

[bankwalker]

Waylon, Willie, Johnny, and Kris .... the Highwaymen ...

[Ouderkirk]

This film was very well done.

Kostner and Harrelson do a great job.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

I liked the film. It portrayed the Texas Rangers in a good light and downplayed the B&C roles so that they were only viewed as ruthless monsters and dead criminals.

It also showed some of the mental anguish that accompanied both of the lawmen as they struggled with being summary judges in assuring that they didn’t live one day longer than absolutely necessary, and the weight of actually killing a woman mobster for the first time in history.

[yarddog]

J. Edgar Hoover described Frank Hamer as the greatest lawman of them all.

When he was young, he and Coke Stevenson (spelling?) caught a ring of cattle rustlers. Many years later he caught Lyndon Johnson stealing his first senate election from Coke. Harry Truman sent Abe Fortas to seal the deal and LBJ got away with it.

Hamer was in over a hundred gun fights in his life.

[Flag_This]

I wish I could walk into a gun store and pick up a Thompson and a Colt Monitor.

[rktman]

We watched it last week. Pretty good.

[a fool in paradise]

There was a murderous klan of highwaymen in Scottland once. Men women childeren. None of those women were ever killed by lawmen?

Hyperbolic claims are hype.

[rktman]

LOL! Used to could back in the day. Hardware store meant HARDWARE!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Watched it last weekend. Very well done. The last thing Kostner and Harrelson’s characters want to do is hunt down a couple of killers, but somebody had to do it.

[caww]

I’ve watched ‘The Highwaymen’ twice now and worth every bit the watch.....everything about it is great!

[chulaivn66]

John Boessenecker, author, Texas Ranger, The Epic Life of Frank Hamer, The Man Who Killed Bonnie and Clyde, at Amazon. The Highwaymen was not an accurate portrayal of events. I recommend the book for the back story on Hamer’s life and a recounting of the Barrow and Parker affair.

[SkyDancer]

Hollyweird and the MSM always make hero’s out of murderous gangsters. I’d like to get the DVD of that movie.

[wally_bert]

Dennis Moore only went after lupins.

[dhs12345]

Excellent move! One of the better movies in recent times.

[Fightin Whitey]

how could you possibly do better than Kevin Costner playing a legendary lawman who was a combination of Wyatt Earp and Elliot Ness

Kevin Costner has never played anything but one weary version of Kevin Coster or another.

Dumber duller doltish dope.

[dhs12345]

Ya. Not accurate but very entertaining.

They played up the fact that they were Texas Rangers which was interesting.

[real saxophonist]

I liked him in American Flyers and Hatfields and McCoys.

I wouldn't call him a 'Dumber duller doltish dope' any more than any other Hollywood actor.

[Pontiac]

Monitor

[Pilgrim's Progress]

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