Timeless western classic

Rating: 10/10 (26 March 2020)

This came out the same year as another crucial western, The Wild Bunch. This was in a lot of ways similar to that in the sense that they are both stories about outlaws in the final days of the west, but they are approached in completely different ways. Both are game changers for cinema and great, great movies. While I have a slight preference for The Wild Bunch, Butch Cassidy And The Sundance kid is a tremendous movie as well. This project is more light-hearted than the aforementioned classic, but is is not in any way less potent of a film. The film looks great and was very original and took a very different and fresh approach to the genre. Paul Newman and Robert Redford saddle up for roles for a lifetime and share a perfect and very organic onscreen chemistry. While the film has a bit of humor, it is a great story with multiple layers to these characters. Director George Roy Hill was brilliant in bringing this to life and it was a huge hit on its release and spoke to a generation. This is a precursor to the buddy film, but has more depth and complexity to it. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid is a great film and is very unique. I have not seen a film quite like this and is one of not only my favorite westerns, but also one of the greatest movie's that was ever made.