Rolling Thunder 1977

Vincent Canby, New York Times: [It] has some good things, but in the way it has been directed by John Flynn it moves so easily and sort of foolishly toward its violent climax that all the tension within Charlie has long since escaped the film. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: In sum, it neither rolls nor thunders. Read more

Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice: Performances are made crystalline through a sixth sense for camera placement and curt cutting from director John Flynn, whose 2007 passing was little noted, though his no-BS way of laying down a story is a rare commodity in any era. Read more

Gary Arnold, Washington Post: Flynn's crisp, laconic direction and evocative use of Southern Texas locations transorm Rolling Thunder, now at area theaters, into a more distinctive exploitation movie than it deserves to be. Read more