Agape and the anti-hero

Rating: Null/10 (5 January 2002)

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Next to `The Godfather' this is probably the best picture to come out of the great era in American filmmaking, the late 60s early 70s. This movie has it all: a great story, superb acting, wonderful comedic moments, clever dialogue and fantastic character development. Also timeless scenes pervade such as `no rules in a knife fight', the undressing scene when Katherine Ross's character is first introduced, the cliff jump and of course the fabulous ending in which director George Roy Hill stops the film but lets the sound continue thus revealing the pair's fate, but saving the audience the sadness of seeing it. It is a perfect compromise. The interaction between Newman and Redford is as memorable as it is amusing. One of the ten best movies ever!