Watching Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid for the first time since the 1970s I can't help thinking how groundbreaking it was back then. A true story, a western with a heart but packed with action, but which also doesn't take itself too seriously, it was also a key 'buddie' movie that spawned many imitations, and was one of the first American western which tried to emulate the success and style of the spaghetti westerns, all the rage at the time. It's funny, engaging, with great performances from Newman and Redford, and though the style is now sometimes feels very much of its time, i.e. The easy going 70s. It's a great watch but I did think that Burt Bacharach's music seemed just a tad dated and somewhat out of place at times, but that doesn't really detract from what is still a great movie.
Review of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
