Review of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) by Nickolas I — 20 Aug 2013
Classic, iconic everything! Who could have predicted the charm this picture would exude when Paul Newman and Robert Redford shared the screen? The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. William Goldman and George Roy Hill plant tongue in cheek for this tale.
Burt Bacharach's great soundtrack, if anachronistic, nevertheless sets the right mood. Butch and Sundance are robbers. One has gone through much of his life without shooting to kill, the other can't swim.
Katharine Ross is Etta Place, who is obviously attracted to both men. A theme of the film is the civilization of the wild west. For a short time the three protagonists live a serene romantic life, but the Pinkerton Agency is catching up to them.
Butch and Sundance make an exhausting run for it, but law-and-order has too many resources for them to overcome. In the last act they try to start a new life with Etta in Bolivia. Since it is impossible to escape the law, in desperation they end up going out with guns blazing.
This review of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) was written by Nickolas I on 20 Aug 2013.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid has generally received very positive reviews.
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