Letters: Dec. 15, 1967

Hats Off

Sir: You are to be respected for having the courage to ignore initial poor reviews (including your own) and recognize the cinematic gem that is Bonnie and Clyde [Dec. 8|. Today's movie audience, exposed to such a larger number of movies than ever before, is more sophisticated than Critic Emeritus Bosley Crowther thinks. No longer do bad guys all wear black hats and act mean—life is not that simple.

XAVIER KOHAN Manhattan

Sir: To call Bonnie and Clyde "ordinary people" because they laughed and occasionally cried is a heinous insult to the meaning...

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