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Bonnie and Clyde (film) was controversial on its original release for its supposed glorification of murderers, and for its level of graphic violence, which was unprecedented at the time. Bosley Crowther of "The New York Times" was so appalled that he began to campaign against the increasing brutality of American films. Dave Kaufman of "Variety" criticized the film for uneven direction and for portraying Bonnie and Clyde as bumbling fools. Joe Morgenstern for "Newsweek" initially panned the film as a "squalid shoot-'em-up for the moron trade." After seeing the film a second time and noticing the enthusiastic audience, he wrote a second article saying