Review of Midnight Cowboy (1969) by Jessica E — 06 Aug 2008
Midnight Cowboy is about vulnerablity. It examines a small towner moving to large city. Its not a happy film, Midnight Cowboy is dark, and gritty.
Voight's character Joe Buck is the young local hustler in his hometown hoping to do the same in New York City. He meets Rizzo played by Hoffman and Joe's dreams fall flat.
These people are not your buddies especially Hoffman's Rizzo. The storytellers are of the struggler's in the big city. They're victims and the blame for what makes the world ugly ,but they're human and we discover where the journey takes these two.
The cinematography is fitting, edgy and experimental. The performances by Voight and Hoffman are oscar-worthy. The direction by John Schiesinger is excellent. Rated X by a board of losers prior to its initial release, they later re-evaluated the picture and gave it an R-rating. First R rated film to win best picture.
This review of Midnight Cowboy (1969) was written by Jessica E on 06 Aug 2008.
Midnight Cowboy has generally received very positive reviews.
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