Finally, I've seen the movie.

Rating: 8/10 (7 December 2006)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was an interesting film, and one that stands out for its uniqueness in my memory.
The movie sometimes plays more like a really long music video than a traditional western, and the soundtrack- which includes "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head"- is wonderful. The movie sometimes takes intermissions to display long passages of time through a series of photographs- all accompanied by the music, of course.
The movie is undoubtedly a comedy with only a few serious moments. We follow the trail of the kindly, talkative "Butch Cassidy" (Paul Newman) and his polar opposite, the dark, quiet, "Sundance Kid" (Robert Redford), and The Sundance Kid's girlfriend, Etta Place (Katherine Ross), who, in typical western lass style fits in perfectly with the two men.
Our stars are the outlaws, and as is natural in this kind of film, we find ourself rooting for the "bad guys" and hoping that the mean, mean government people (why can't they understand it's not a crime, just another way of life?) don't catch up to them.
The movie is a lot of fun, and leaves little to be desired, although it fails when it comes to matching the depth and seriousness of other westerns when it comes to the plot, and may bore some viewers.
Oh, and of course, it is missing the famous "draw." Considering Sundance's god-like abilities with the pistol, though, that may have just been for the best.
8/10 stars.