The Sting - What To Watch Before You Die

“Not only are you a cheat, you’re a gutless cheat as well.” At least, you’ll be cheating yourself if you don’t manage to watch The Sting before you die.

The Sting was a reunion of a trio that made “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” the phenomenon that it was: Robert Redford, Paul Newman, and director George Roy Hill. This movie is about a couple of con men teaming up to take down a criminal banker. Aside from the top-billed pedigree, The Sting boasts an incredible commitment to the style of its 1930s setting, featuring a soundtrack full of Scott Jopin tunes, and it even uses the 1930s Universal Pictures logo in the opening, rather than the then-current 1973 version. Cool!

If you’re a fan of gangster flicks, then you’ll appreciate The Sting’s cinematographic style; if not, you’ll simply appreciate seeing some masters of film at work. Do yourself a favor and watch it.

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