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Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay, this critical and box-office hit from 1973 provided a perfect reunion for director George Roy Hill and stars Paul Newman and Robert Redford, who previously delighted audiences with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Set in 1936, the movie's about a pair of Chicago con artists (Newman and Redford) who find themselves in a high-stakes game against the master of all cheating mobsters (Robert Shaw) when they set out to avenge the murder of a mutual friend and partner. Using a bogus bookie joint as a front for their con of all cons, the two feel the heat from the Chicago Mob on one side and encroaching police on the other. But in a plot that contains more twists than a treacherous mountain road, the ultimate scam is pulled off with consummate style and panache. It's an added bonus that Newman and Redford were box-office kings at the top of their game, and while Shaw broods intensely as the Runyonesque villain, The Sting is further blessed by a host of great supporting players including Dana Elcar, Eileen Brennan, Ray Walston, Charles Durning, and Harold Gould. Thanks to the flavorful music score by Marvin Hamlisch, this was also the movie that sparked a nationwide revival of Scott Joplin's ragtime jazz, which is featured prominently on the soundtrack. One of the most entertaining movies of the early 1970s, The Sting is a welcome throwback to Hollywood's golden age of the '30s that hasn't lost any of its popular charm. --Jeff Shannon
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Great actors, great script, great plot, one of the top 25 movies of American cinema. A classic story that should satisfy all!
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future con-artists, grifters, hustlers, take note!,
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This review is from: Sting (Full Screen) (DVD)
let me preface this particular review with this statement, generally i do not like older movies. now there are some exceptions, but generally i don't like them. i cannot quite nail down one reason, but just know that it holds true for the most part...with that being said, this movie is absolutely incredible. this movie goes through a variety of emotions. mostly it is a fun movie, but it does have other emotions to traverse through. the plot of this movie follows robert redford (as a small-time grifter) as he sets up a con on a big-time ganster after that man had his mentor killed. the plot sounds simple enough, but the con is not. redford meets up with paul newman's character and the two begin the setitng up the sting. they bring in many other great supporting characters to help with the con. many twists later the movie ends on a high note (but i don't want to give it away for those who haven't seen it). redford and newman are wonderful in this movie. they have a great chemistry and show their acting chops in this film. without their performances this movie would not be as good as it is. i highly recommend this film to anyone who likes a good movie about two unlikely heros. also recommend, poolhall junkies!
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I find myself saying this about a lot of movies recently, but this is indeed one of my favorite movies. Teaming up for a second movie, Robert Redford and Paul Newman put on a great show as co-artists, who are after a "mark." Nearly every part of this movie is enjoyable to watch over and over, and it includes one of the best card (poker) scenes in all of Hollywood. "Four Jacks!" Aside from Newman and Redford, there is an all-star cast in this movie. Truly a must get.
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