'Lawless' offers up a tall drink of violence ★★ 1/2

Bootlegging dramas come with a built-in sympathy clause in their contracts with the audience. C'mon! they plead. All these folks want is to get the government off their backs, follow their American dream and provide liquor to the masses. And by the way, wasn't Prohibition a joke?

Michael Phillips

August 28, 2012