Review of The Sting (1973) by A.d. Murphy for Variety — 04 Oct 2008
The Sting has all the signs of a blockbuster. Paul Newman and Robert Redford are superbly reteamed, this time as a pair of con artists in Chicago of the ’30s, out to fleece a bigtime racketeer brilliantly cast with and played by Robert Shaw.
George Roy Hill’s outstanding direction of David S. Ward’s finely-crafted story of multiple deception and surprise ending will delight both mass and class audiences. Extremely handsome production values and a great supporting cast round out the virtues.
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This review of The Sting (1973) was written by A.d. Murphy and published by Variety on 04 Oct 2008.
The Sting has generally received very positive reviews.
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