Not for me I'm afraid

Rating: 5/10 (13 September 2018)

Well here goes as I know the vast majority of people won't agree with this review. I watched this movie for the first time(yes, really!!) recently and it left me disappointed and underwhelmed. The partnership between Paul Newman and Robert Redford works very well and you could tell that the actor's liked each other. The cinematography is good too but that is about all I liked.
It is boring with not a lot happening a lot of the time. The music doesn't fit the western feel of the movie at all and even 'Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head' makes no sense at all given the fact that the whole of the song takes place during glorious sunshine! It is a buddy movie, I get that, but the wisecracking wore a bit thin and even the acting was very hit and miss. I just couldn't engage with the story at all even though the two leads were likeable enough.
This is a movie of it's time and seemed very dated to me. I really like the western genre but this is nowhere near my favourites. I did look forward to watching it but was left wondering why so many people love it.