Badlands is the film you would get if it have been directed by John Ford and was about a sociopathic mass murderer who killed people against magnificent prairie settings.
The film has pretty spectacular photography juxtaposed with the story of a serial killer and his clueless teenage girlfriend racing around the central plains, in this case Colorado. A young Martin Sheen creepily channeling the persona of his notorious son Charlie, is the psycho killer, who thinks he's a real wheeler dealer. Sissy Spacek has a difficult role as his clueless teenage girlfriend who is way in over her head but doesn't really realize it. They are both very good.
Badlands mad killer runs around the central plains and he looks and acts just like one of the local yokels. A loser, he clearly enjoys his serial murder fame which is the high point in his life,
A stunning film.
95 minutes
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Clearly a
"I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me."
situation.
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