Sunday, August 24, 2008

A mullet of a movie...


First, sorry for the looooong absence, my partner in crime was jetting around the world.

Secondly, the title of this post says it all. I suspect that the only people who enjoy this film where those born before 1980. There is of course nothing wrong with old films- I happen to enjoy many black and white movies. But, the problem with this one, is that the film is just so boring. This movie is like a mullet, at one time it had to have been popular, and maybe there was even some merit to getting a mullet; but, now is no time to don a mullet, and there is nothing cool about Butch Cassidy.

What makes this movie even more difficult is how the screenwriters clearly threw out one liners, but they all fall flat on the audience. In fact, I cannot think of one time that the script made me laugh. And, oh God, don't ever make me watch that god awful bike scene again.

As a reviewer, I am obliged to come up with one at least one good thing to say about this movie...Besides the scenery, the effect of having the unstoppable pursuers chasing them through the desert is pretty cool. But, other than that, watch HBO's John Adams and avoid this movie.

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