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Plunkett & Macleane (1999) Rank 3 Reviews
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San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
DVD Review: Plunkett and Macleane
That Cow (Andrew Bradford)
This film starts off in a dark, misty night where what light there is feels sterile, which makes me think this sequence was done entirely in one of those vast studio sound stages. It's just a suspicion, and while you might see me about to suggest the ...read the complete Plunkett & Macleane movie review at That Cow (Andrew Bradford)
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
In 18th century Britain, they sure did have a lot of fireworks and loud rock 'n' roll music...
Jake Scott's MTV-ized Barry Lyndon gives us Miller and Carlyle as a duo of "gentleman highwaymen" who rob from the rich and spend all the winnings ...read the complete Plunkett & Macleane movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Despite employing a modern techno score (that sounds like it was lifted from Run Lola Run) and MTV-style editing, there's something old fashioned and enjoyable about the pure spirit of adventure embraced by Plunkett & Macleane, an 18th century tale about ...read the complete Plunkett & Macleane movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Parts of Plunkett & Macleane don't hold together upon close examination, but that doesn't prevent the movie from maintaining a sense of excitement. Even with the various contrivances demanded by the plot, it's still an involving picture. ...read the complete Plunkett & Macleane movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
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Get FREE voicemail, fax and email athttp://voicemail.excite.comTalk online athttp://voicechat.excite.comThe review above was posted to therec.arts.movies.reviewsnewsgroup (de.rec.film.kritikenfor German reviews).The Internet Movie Database accepts no ...read the complete Plunkett & Macleane movie review at IMDB.com
Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)
You know that when you're exiting the theater thinking, "That was only 93 minutes?" the movie couldn't have been that good. Periodically, throughout Plunkett and MacLeane, I glanced down at my watch and thought to myself, how much longer? The ...read the complete Plunkett & Macleane movie review at Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)
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Apollo Guide (Christabel Padmore)
UTK Daily Beacon (Henry Staruk)
Toto Cinema Matters, Australia (--)
All the rich are toffee nosed fools. Fine...easier to kill a monster. Black Adder with more elaborate camera angles. Techno in the 18th century. Switched on to the classics. Good for sex scenes, gets the blood rushing. Twice daily. Liv Tyler? All ...read the complete Plunkett & Macleane movie review at Toto Cinema Matters, Australia (--)
Movie Magazine International (Casey McCabe)
Albuquerque Alibi (Devin D. O'Leary)
Philadelphia City Paper review by Cindy Fuchs
Reel.com (Tor Thorsen)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Paula Nechak)
FilmHead.com (Matt Heffernan)
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User Reviews
by Costume Geek extr... on September 28, 2004
The first time I saw this film, I was deeply confused. Just what was up with the costumes? And the music? The second time through, when I actually watched the screen instead of the sewing machine, it made so much more sense. Aha! They weren't goign for ...
by Tim Lieder "Found... on April 08, 2003
I suppose I wouldn't be loving this movie so much without Alan Cummings's scene stealing turn as the Boy George of the 18th century. I might have a problem recommending such a historically sloppy movie without the funky soundtrack that ocassionally tries ...
by The No Evil Kille... on March 24, 2002
This movie almost has everything. The action is cool, it's funny, 2 great leading men and a truly nasty villain that I REALLY hated. Not a lot of films have BAD bad guys. Just mainly comic book villains. He really does deserve a might asskicking.Jake ...
by Michael J Cruz on February 03, 2001
It appears most of the reviewers are saying this is a good movie that is failed by the style in which the director mixed elements of the period and modern times. I would argue, however, that this is what makes the movie such a grand and wonderful ...
by Aaron Newlands "S... on September 22, 2000
i have always had a soft spot for the period movie, but some are better than others. this one is not a typical period movie. although it is set in the highwayman era, there are alot of modern influences that appear throughout the film. these influences ...
by "obscura@england.... on June 26, 2000
Plunkett & Macleane is a well directed and visually stunning film with a killer soundtrack. On the verge of being hilariously grotesque along the lines of "Trainspotting" yet intriguing in a dramatic sense, this movie shines where the ...
by Dale Smith on June 17, 2000
This is my kind of movie. Robert Carlyle and Johnny Lee Miller are simply fantastic in the title roles. If you like action adventure movies, you've got to give this one a try. If you like period pieces, such as: Barry Lyndon, and The Adventures of ...
by Mr N Forbes-warre... on May 06, 2000
A mediaeval costume dram with a notable difference - twentieth century speak transposed to the 18th century in this visually satisfying and atmospheric tale of two gentlemen highwaymen who robbed from the rich aristocracy for their kicks! But the ...
by Theodor Black on April 12, 2000
This movie rocked! I love the gay undertones of Plunkett, The white horse and smoke. Everything. ...
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