More comedy than western

Rating: 5/10 (11 January 2004)

Could never understand why it is considered a classic western since it is more of a comedy in a western setting. I put it in the class with "Support Your Local Sheriff/Gunfighter" "The Halileua Trail" and "Cat Balou" . But for some folks I suppose this was their idea of a good western. It is a funny comedy. It did lack for the classic cliche mud puddle fight.
Perhaps the chemistry of Redford and Newman made it as popular as it was at the time. It sketched the story of Butch Cassidy and the Hole in the Wall Gang just barely, and it would be nice to see a gritty retelling of their story.
The "Raindrops" sequence didn't fit at all, for the western genre but if you view it as a comedy then maybe.