Review of Midnight Cowboy (1969) by Harminder S — 14 Feb 2010

A naive male prostitute and a low-down thief try to make it through New York City life.

This movie is quite raw for something filmed in 1969. The performances by Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman are the stuff of legends. Even though their characters are to be disliked naturally, you feel a huge sense of pity for them because it feels as though it isn't their fault that life is this way for them, but it's life's fault for making their lives the way it is. If they could just get one lucky break, they would stop doing all the rotten things that they do just to survive.

One scene I found that went on way too long was the crazy 60's party scene, although it established the tone for the time and NYC life (although some would probably argue that it's STILL this way).

Fantastic movie overall.