Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) cons a passerby of his cash. The problem is that the passerby was delivering money for a mob boss Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw). Doyle vows to hunt down the petty crocks and kills Hooker's partner. Hooker goes on the run and gets the help of Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) seeking a long con revenge.
The long con can confuse the audience. It takes some effort to follow. Director George Roy Hill doesn't really draw us an easy to follow map. Some of it is great like the card game. As individual scenes, some of them are quite memorable and interesting.
If there is one thing missing, it's a bit of comedy to break up the serious tone. Redford-Newman-Hill reunite but is missing that charming fun of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'. At least it moves along quite well which is not always the case for movies of that era.
The long con can confuse the audience. It takes some effort to follow. Director George Roy Hill doesn't really draw us an easy to follow map. Some of it is great like the card game. As individual scenes, some of them are quite memorable and interesting.
If there is one thing missing, it's a bit of comedy to break up the serious tone. Redford-Newman-Hill reunite but is missing that charming fun of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'. At least it moves along quite well which is not always the case for movies of that era.