Some Good Parts, But Overlong And Erratic

Rating: 4/10 (31 December 2011)

This is another period piece from the late 1960's where the outlaws are the heroes, and is loosely based on real people and events. The chemistry between Redford and Newman keeps the movie afloat (though they also star together in the much better movie "The Sting"), and there are some funny scenes at the beginning. Examples: "I'm stealing your woman!" "You can have her!" and "Rules? What rules-uggh!"
But the movie's initial light, fun tone vanishes once Butch and Sundance are set upon by the hired trackers, and they discover just how much they man they stole money from disliked being robbed. Unfortunately, this initially tense chase sequence becomes slow and boring as it drags on, and the movie never recovers, even in the end when the outlaws have finally realized that they have entrapped themselves with no chance of escape.
The actual story of the outlaws would be a great basis for a future movie.