The Sting

The Sting
1973, dir. George Roy Hill. star. Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning
2h 9min

Saw this last night at the Mayfair with Paddy. I sat in the balcony because those are the only seats I find comfortable, so hopefully once the "new" Mayfair opens up with new seating, I can sit closer to the screen. Ate some popcorn and a diet Pepsi. The print was in decent shape, though the sound was a bit muddled. I'm not sure whether that was the print, or the sound system at the Mayfair (also being redone by its new operators). The film has some good laughs, and some homosexual subtext between Newman and Redford (if you're into looking for that sort of thing), but not nearly as much of either as the evning's second flic, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

3 stars out of 5