Movie #97: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Movie #: 97
Movie Title: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Year Released: 1969

Director: George Roy Hill
Notable Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin, Jeff Corey, Henry Jones

Short Description: Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: #73
IMDB.com: N/A
Ranker.com: N/A
Lifed.com: N/A
Empire.com: #32
FilmCrave.com: N/A
FlickChart.com: #94



Date Watched: 6/20/2016

Grade: 4 out of 5 (Excellent)

Rationale: Paul Newman and Robert Redford have excellent on screen chemistry, especially considering that this was their first movie together, and that made Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid quite enjoyable to watch. The only dull moment was a picture montage during the transition period in the middle of the movie when Butch and Sundance left the US for hiding in Bolivia, but that was only a minor hindrance. Otherwise the best parts included a suspenseful cross country pursuit of Butch and Sundance by a group of lawmen bounty hunters and a thrilling and well choreographed gun fight at the end of the movie. In general, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid happily exceeded my expectations.