A Classic

Rating: 9/10 (3 April 2003)

First of all, if you think this is a true western, you're missing the point. So what if it's not "western movie music" anyway, in my view that's a good thing. I could live without "Raindrops" and I don't think the movie would suffer at all without it, but you could find a hundred films where music (or dialogue) that doesn't match the period or genre is used. A great example of this would be the final scene in "Dirty Dancing." The filmmakers are asking you to suspend reality, go with it!
This is just a great "buddy" movie. Newman and Redford being the ultimate buddies. It's a lot of fun, without the schmaltzie ending that we would get if this were made today. Perhaps the first "root for the bad guys" movie. Enjoy it!