
Lou-Jean, a blonde woman, tells her husband, who is imprisoned, to escape. They plan to kidnap their own child, who was placed with foster parents. The escape is partly successful, they take a hostage, who is a policeman and are pursued through to Texas...... (Full plot summary below)
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Lou-Jean, a blonde woman, tells her husband, who is imprisoned, to escape. They plan to kidnap their own child, who was placed with foster parents. The escape is partly successful, they take a hostage, who is a policeman and are pursued through to Texas...
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| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonThere's no question that this is a director with a God-given talent. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrThe pace falters near the end, but overall this is a brilliantly calculated audience pleaser. |
| Goatdog's MoviesMichael W. Phillips, Jr.We can see a little of ourselves in Lou Jean and Clovis, and we wish them the best. |
| Filmcritic.comDavid Thomasa fine example of the fugitives-on-the-run genre, holding its own alongside Thelma and Louise, Bandits, The Defiant Ones, and to a lesser extent Badlands and Bonnie and Clyde |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonFeatures real attention to the sort of character dynamics that would serve subsequent [Spielberg] titles. |
| Time OutChris PetitA beautifully put together, assured film. |
| VarietyVariety StaffUnfortunately, the film degenerates in final reels to heavy-handed social polemic and sound-and-fury shootout. |
| The SpectatorDuncan FallowellA tragi-comedy in which our modern beasts of burden ultimately exact revenge with horrific panache. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceSteven Spielberg in Malickland, with dolly and zoom and a wagonload of familial issues |
| The New York TimesNora SayreThe movie has a casual craziness that seems especially native. |