What's up everyone, how's it going?
This time I'm reviewing Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, a truly great Classic where two robbers do one job too many and flee to Bolivia to escape the law...or so they think! Once in Bolivia they get back to their old ways, robbing banks and trains. Starring Paul Newman as very much the leader of the pair and Robert Redford, the shoot now, talk later kind of gunslinger, this great has gone through the decades and with good reason. In the early parts of the film, the scenes go smoothly from one robbery to the next which is a great way to keep us entertained! The two actors make a great pair and you start rooting for them even though they're the criminals when all's said and done. After Butch and the Hole-in-the-Wall gang rob another train, they start on a manhunt, being chased across the country by the best trackers there are. The cat and mouse style of this part of the film keeps you on the edge of your seat as they continually slip just out of the grasp of the lawmen. Moving onward to the ending by which time you'll have become attached to the two crooks, the director finishes of the film in a fitting but still not-to-agreeable way which I will not spoil for you.
It's HAHE time!
Humour - 6/10 The banter between the two characters is causes for laughs the whole way through the film and watching them learn the Spanish for "Put your hands up" is brilliant!
Action - 8/10 Fast paced action and period-accurate settings for the robberies give this film a firm 8 on the action scale.
Horror - 0/10 No horror in this one whatsoever.
Entertainment - 8/10 This is truly an enjoyable film and a timeless classic which I'd recommend to anyone!
The heroic ending to this film really rounds it off well and it'll have you saying "Who are those guys?!" in no time at all! Great film! Hopefully you have enjoyed this review but let me know in the comments section or by emailing me at thefan@biggins.eu - I'm interested to hear your thoughts!
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