Estelle Parsons (Blanch)

no

I thought her character was hilarious and her timing was great. Of course, she was pretty much the opposite of the *real* Blanche, who was the more calculating of the Barrow Gang and prettier than Bonnie Parker.

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I agree. She didn't exactly get a ringing endorsement from the real Blanche (who was still living at the time the movie came out) either. I think I understand where they were trying to go with the role, but it was just played out way too over the top for me to find it effective.

I also agree with your sentiment about not wanting to take away from the importance and place of the movie while not necessarily loving everything about it either. I can appreciate the film and enjoy it for what it is, but still find it unfortunate that it is seen as the ultimate telling of a true story when there are so many inaccuracies. It seems nothing can be said about Bonnie and Clyde without this film being referenced, more often than not as the gospel truth.

oh god yes. estelle parsons was dreadful, i wish she'd have got shot.
no wonder the real blanche went nuts at her performance.
i hated it when she wanted her share of the money even though she did nothing at all. stupid pathetic witch. gene hackman was really loud and annoying as hell too. ps and cw moss should have been killed, he was just as bad, saying he wanted to shoot the ranger or hang him and when they were ambushed by cops he stood there shooting and killing loads. he deserved to die as well. stupid little b*****d

I thought for the part (though Blanche was inaccurately portrayed), Parsons was very believable. The character was irritating, yes, but that wasn't Parsons' fault.

And I totally agree on Dunaway. She was stunning in this movie.

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