Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid I originally did not know what to think about 1969’s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid . Considering people call this film one of the greatest Westerns of all time, I thought the film, although fine, was nothing special of consequence. The I kept thinking about it, kept thinking about it some more, and then truly took a long time to leave my thoughts. Only a very good movie has the ability to do that. After much debate, I still feel this film falls short of being the very best. That said, this is a fun movie that gives the audience some insight on two of America’s most famous outlaws plus it has some great character interactions and dynamite performances from Paul Newman and Robert Redford. This film was written by one of Hollywood’s greatest screenwriters-William Goldman. He recounted many times how hard it was to get this film rolling off the ground. He spent eight years researching these outlaws. Those who know basic American histo