night-time train robbery. Unfortunately, Glasscock is not as good with a gun as he was with nitroglycerin. He confuses Dock Newton with a guard, panics, and shoots him. Willis needs to bring his wounded brother to a doctor, and this undertaking eventually blows their cover. In the end, all the Newton brothers are finally arrested and sentenced. Cast Matthew McConaughey as Willis Newton Skeet Ulrich as Joe Newton Ethan Hawke as Jess Newton Vincent D'Onofrio as Wylie "Dock" Newton Dwight Yoakam as Brentwood "Brent Glass" Glasscock Chloe Webb as Avis Glasscock Gail Cronauer as Ma Newton Julianna Margulies as Louise Brown Anne Stedman as Madeline Lew Temple as The Waiter Charles Gunning as "Slim" Ken Farmer as Ranger Frank Hamer David Jensen as William Fahy Bo Hopkins as FBI Agent K.P. Aldrich Reception The film received mixed reviews from critics, with a 65% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 40 reviews. The site's consensus states: "The Newton Boys uses a sharp cast and absorbing period detail to help make up for the frustrations of a story puzzlingly short on dramatic tension." Metacritic gave the film a score of 57 based on 20 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Roger Ebert gave the film two stars, writing "It's not an enormous cast, and yet somehow the Newtons are hard to tell apart--not in appearance, but in personality...the film as a whole seems drained of thrust and energy--especially compared to (Richard Linklater's) earlier films." Notes References External links Morgenstern, Joe. March 27, 1998. "Prosperous Escapades Recounted In the Tale of 'The Newton Boys'." The Wall Street Journal 1998 films 1998 crime films 1998 Western (genre) films 1990s American films 1990s English-language films 20th Century Fox films American crime films American films based on actual events American Western (genre) films Crime films based on actual events Films about bank robbery Films about brothers Films based on non-fiction books Films directed by Richard Linklater Films set in Texas Films set in Toronto Films set in the 1920s Films shot in Austin, Texas Films shot in New Braunfels, Texas Films shot in San Antonio Western (genre) films based on actual events