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It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

The Newton Boys tells the story of Willis, Joe, Jess and Dock Newton, four brothers who become some of the most notorious bank and train robbers the history of America has ever seen. And they're based on real life events and people, making it all the more exciting.What really keeps this movie afloat are the actors. McConaughey, Ulrich, Hawke and D'Onofrio are all versatile and personable actors, breathing life into their characters by their sheer presence. The story is told largely from McConaughey's point of view and it's actually one of his better performances and fits his usual mannerisms perfectly, unlike in some other movies where they are somewhat distracting.The plot is also entertaining, though because it's based on real life it ends up being somewhat repetitive until the final third when the big twists start rolling. Not that the first two acts aren't interesting, but they don't raise the stages the same way a fictional story would. It's not a huge problem, but it's noticeable, especially if you've seen a lot of gangster films.In the end The Newton Boys is well worth a watch if you're into the idea that sometimes real life is more exciting than any movie and/or if you're looking for a good gangster/robber movie to check out.

what always gets people is that Hollywood line, "based on a true story" ....so, i tuned in and tuned out rather quickly. the plot was fairly shallow & predictable and the characters were just too jolly for actual reality and especially reality of wanted criminals.but i was curious to see what they looked like since criminals tend to all look so similar in that freakish kinda way. but even the search engines couldn't locate their photos. so i question just how "successful" the robbers were as it seem nobody in their era really cared much about them other than the usual anger at being victimized. look up bonnie & Clyde & other criminals of their era & you will find the photos. but not these guys.the movie & the subject..... guys thinking they're intelligent for doing nothing more than using guns & explosives :) just plain stupid behavior / so what?. don't waste your time on this one.

This is the story of the most successful bank robbers in the United States.It is well acted and the violence is not over the top.Slight spoiler: They never killed anyone during the course of robbing many banks.Watching this movie is just plain fun and worth the time. Sometimes we root for the bad guys and this is one of those times.One of the neatest things in this movie comes at the end. If you are the type of person that shuts it off as soon as the credits start to roll, don't do it this time!!!

Why does everyone think this is a bad movie?? I thought the story was great and so was the acting. I like Matthew McConaughy and thought he did a great job with this movie. I also thought at times this movie was quite funny like when hes blowing the safe and blows up the whole bank. And i also think the setting of the movie is very well done. I like alot of movies around this era. And this and O Brother where art thou? top some of the movies set in the twenties thrities.. I give it eight out of ten stars...