Directed by Roger Corman
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(MGMHD)
Uneven gangster film riding the coattails of Bonnie and Clyde can't decide if it wants to be a drive-in action flick or psychological melodrama. Shelley Winters hams it up as Ma Barker, the dominating mother of a brood of evil brothers, each with his own niche. You've got Don Stroud as Herman, the violent one, Robert de Niro as Lloyd, the druggy, Robert Walden as Sam, the homosexual and Bruce Dern along for the ride as just plain nasty. The Barkers rob and murder people, then graduate to banks before finally kidnapping a rich Pat Hingle and holding him for ransom. The ending is reminiscent of the gangster films from the 30s, although bloodier, complete with a code-imposed crime-never-pays message.
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