Who cares about plot. It's all about chemistry.

Rating: 10/10 (25 September 2014)

One of the best buddy films of the New Hollywood era (1967 - 1974) or any era for that matter. The chemistry between Newman and Redford is terrific. Their humor, driven by William Goldman's Academy Award winning script, is sophisticated, witty, and sarcastic. Newman is superb playing Butch, the affable guy you'd want to buy a beer in a bar, while Redford's Sundance Kid was, is, and always will be the ultimate cool character in all of film.
As a side note, I have to say that it makes me laugh when someone refers to this movie as being "dated". A Western, by definition, is dated but if they're referring to the dialog, all I can say is - Are you kidding?? I also find it comical when people complain that there's no real "plot" to the film. Who cares when Newman and Redford are this entertaining??!!
This was an enormously popular film in 1969, an instant classic ... and as we all know, the classics are timeless.