It's better than the 1994 remake starring Kim Basinger and husband Alec Baldwin; but this 1972 thriller relies too heavily on the low-key star power of Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw; and the stylish violence of director Sam Peckinpah; reduced here to a mechanical echo of his former glory. McQueen plays a bank robber whose wife (MacGraw) makes a deal with a Texas politician to have her husband released from prison in return for a percentage from their next big heist. But when the plan goes sour; the couple must flee to Mexico as fast as they can; with a variety of gun-wielding thugs on their trail. MacGraw was duly skewered at the time for her dubious acting ability; but the film still has a raw; unglamorous quality that lends a timeless spin to the familiar crooks-on-the-lam scenario. As always; Peckinpah rises to the occasion with some audacious scenes of action and suspense; including a memorable chase on a train that still grabs the viewer's attention. Not a great film; but a must for McQueen and Peckinpah fans. --Jeff Shannon