Paul Newman never better, grand fun

Rating: 10/10 (7 May 2010)

The test of time will code this as a classic, not only for the lead pair of Paul Newman and Robert Redford for the first time, but a tight story with great dialogue and a magnificent cast of character actors. Grand fun, but the moral tale does not disappoint as the fun loving bandits are run out of the country by the owner of the Railroad who has taken it personally that they pick on his train. Katherine Ross adds grace and wisdom after you have already realized these guys are not near as smart as they are cleaver and charming. See if you can find Cloris Leachman in a small part and remind yourself that it is Newman and Redford that stole your heart not two scruffy train robbers who lived undocumented lives on which this story is hung.
Remind yourself that it looks that easy when Fred Astaire dances too. The pair are masters and while I stand by my rating, it would be hard to pick between this movie and the same actors in "The Sting." Both works of art.