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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969

George Roy Hill

Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin ...

7.8

38,247

Western Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) is the smart, savvy leader of The Hole in the Wall Gang, and his sidekick, the Sundance Kid (Robert Redford), ranks among the best shooters the West has known. This combination of brains and menace allows the duo to roam unchallenged, staging petty robberies when needed and otherwise kicking back at the local brothel. But when a six-pack of the best cowboys in nearby states gather to bring down the rebels, ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Slow and disappointing. This despite the fact that it contains several good laughs and three sound performances (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	John Mahoney The Hollywood Reporter	"George Roy Hill's intelligence and craft have never been so clearly and confidently manifest in bringing to the screen the aggregate virtues of the ingredients."	POS
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"This is an attractive conceit and much of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' is very funny (...) The over-all production is very handsome, and the performances fine"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"You have to admire the craft and assurance of the thing even as its artificiality hits you in the face"	NEU
United Kingdom	Marc Lee Telegraph	"This quirky, mould-breaking approach was coupled with an abundance of other winning ingredients. The locations (...) are gorgeous. Just as attractive are the three leads (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke The Guardian	"Today, it has weathered splendidly, and we can enjoy it as a movie of its time as much anything else"	POS
United States	Whitney Williams Variety	"George Roy Hill’s direction is so satisfying in catching the full value of the Goldman screenplay that a high degree of interest is sustained."	POS
United Kingdom	Bob McCabe Empire	"Note-perfect performances, a screenplay steeped in both nostalgia and a timely sense of insight, and anti-heroes you can't help but love (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Nathan Rabin AV Club	"The film's subversive attitude toward genres and genre-mashing echoes the pioneering work of Jean-Luc Godard"	POS
United Kingdom	Rod McShane Time Out	"It rips off most of its plot (...) and much of its visual style from Peckinpah's 'The Wild Bunch' (...) But the script is often hilarious"	NEU

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