Stars Shine

Rating: 8/10 (7 July 2008)

This phenomenally successful Western about lovable bank robbers made Redford into a star and spawned a drove of buddy-buddy movies. The main attraction here is the chemistry and the witty banter between Newman and Redford, which is so enjoyable that it makes up for Hill's pretentious direction. Ross's role is so inconsequential that she shouldn't have bothered to show up. The plot is very thin and the film has little rhythm to it. The "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" sequence is silly, and the long montage of still pictures before they head to Bolivia kills the film's momentum. This film is the antithesis of "The Wild Bunch," the great Western released the same year.