Diagonaldi Very well executed

Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Mabel Munoz Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Matt Greene I feel like I'm not quite as high on the Newman / Redford movies as I am on the two actors themselves; there's an undeniably natural charisma between them, and that's what really pushes this film forward. Not that this movie is bad. It's not at all. It's quintessential "bad-guys-who-are-actually-good-guys" that's a whole mess of effective cons, a couple of which are being played on the audience.

chaswe-28402 Although impressed by the impeccable manner in which this story was crafted, plotted, dramatised and performed, what really struck me was the marked difference in cinemacting between the American and British players. Newman and Redford were glamorous stars: they spoke their lines convincingly, but their personalities didn't change. No doubt I haven't seen all their films, but enough to perceive them as somehow always the same. In a sense, type-cast. The British actor, on the other hand, here Robert Shaw, disappears into his role, in the tradition of innumerable actors of the same school: Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Anthony Hopkins, the incomparable Gary Oldman. Shaw was one of the best, as the variety of his many roles bears witness. Unforgettable as Henry VIII in A Man for All Seasons, as Aston in The Caretaker. I learn that he was also a novelist, a playwright, and an alcoholic, dying early, at age 51. You follow ?

storyid Without a doubt one of my favorite movies ever made - the relationship between Redford and Newman is just perfect, the tricks they play and the turning of the tables (without spoiling anything here), it is just a great movie. It deserves all of the praise that it gets, from the acting to the sets and costumes and music, it is just extremely well done. If you haven't seen this, you should spend the time to watch it, as it's clearly one of the best movies to ever come out of Hollywood, and if you're a fan of either Redford or Newman, it's not possible to be such without having seen this movie.

jb_campo Wow, what a masterpiece!I re-watched The Sting recently for my family who'd never seen it. The story line depicts a bunch of grifters who need to take down a big-time mobster bank in the 1930's. What an all-star cast of actors in the prime of their careers - Robert Redford as the youngster who needs schooling in the ways, Paul Newman as the grizzled veteran, Robert Shaw as the big- time mobster, and tons of superb supporting stars you will recognize.The acting is terrific. The music is great. The plot will keep you on your seat from start to end. The Sting keeps you rooting for the underdogs throughout. This film is one of the rare gems that will be fun for young and middle and old folks alike. Except for some gun shot violence, and a little tawdry scenes with all that gambling houses offer, this film is fine for all. Sit back and enjoy the ride. The Sting - a must see masterpiece! Enjoy.