The Newton Boys
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- Synopsis
- Richard Linklater's fifth feature is a major departure from his previous work -- his first big-budget picture, it's also the first of his films since his 1987 Super-8 effort "It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books" not set during his ......
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- Director(s)
- Richard Linklater
- Distributor(s)
- 20th Century Fox
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 122 min.
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ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites
A fast-paced, entertaining motion picture that replaces gritty tension with a lightly-dramatic character interaction that occasionally borders on straight comedy.Read the full review
The New York Times | Janet MaslinAdd Critic to Favorites
If Mr. Linklater is not entirely at ease with action sequences (or with the obligatory having-fun montage once the brothers become successful), he still makes this (after ''Before Sunrise'' and ''Suburbia'') another admirable directorial stretch.Read the full review
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Keith PhippsAdd Critic to Favorites
The Newton Boys is Linklater's most conventional film and, despite its numerous flaws, it's not bad.Read the full review
