"The Sting" Redford's second 1973 blockbuster, re-teamed with Newman

I guess it has some nostalgia but I found the film tedious, and the plot was of no interest to me. I'm surprised that it's a Best Picture winner and that Redford was nominated for his performance.

They were gorgeous in this and had a ton of chemistry

R1, I completely agree. I turned it off. I found it dull.

I loved the movie. Dull? Come on…

with Sally Kirkland as Crystal.

I found it dull at the time. Saw it again a few years ago and quite liked it

I prefer Paper Moon which was released the same year and wasn't even nominated for Best Picture

For what it's worth, THE STING was the second highest-grossing film of 1973.

For what it's worth Deep Throat was the 5th highest grossing movie of 1972 surpassing Jeremiah Johnson and Cabaret

Redford and Newman were better in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

The Sting was one of my favorite movies as a kid

I saw a double feature of The Way We Were AND The Sting the year they were released. That's a lot of Bob.

"The Sting" has one of the best opening titles ever.

As an '80s baby, it's so strange to me that "The Sting" (1973) takes place in 1936, which was 37 years earlier.

That's like a 2025 movie being set in 1988.

And yet, 2025 and 1988 don't seem that vastly different fashion-wise compared to 1936 and 1973, which might as well be a century apart.

I prefer The Sting II

At the time I was so sick of that Scott Oplin piece.

Joplin

An almost perfect entertainment, with some clever twists and a nice undertone of late night loneliness. I just wish they hadn’t kept referring to 37-year-old Redford as “the kid.”

I agree with the others above. It doesn't hold up -- it could have been a half an hour shorter.

You nailed it, OP, it was the one-two punch of TWWW (Oct) and TS (Dec) that put Redford over the top.

I liked The Sting far better than Butch, though I can’t see how Redford got a Best Actor nomination for running. For me, it does hold up. It’s a complicated plot and needs the length. One thing for certain the theme song for each film is GOD AWFUL.

I watched it for the first time yesterday. I’m not sure it lived up to its reputation but I sure enjoyed that supporting cast- Ray Walston, Charles Durning, Arch Johnson, Harold Gould, Charles Dierkop, Dana Elcar, Jack Kehoe, Sally Kirkland and Eileen Brennan were all great, as they usually were.

The Way We Were is even worse than The Sting Their political arguments are boring Barbara's and there isn't really any chemistry between Redford and Streisand. You don't feel that they actually belong together. The adoration is all from Streisand's point of view

Back when people went to actual theaters TS was sold out for weeks upon release. The filmmakers launched a campaign begging audiences not to spoil the twist.

Very funny, R22. Don’t say “you,” say “I” because you’re speaking for yourself and it’s a minority opinion. Did you just see The Way We Were recently?

[quote]there isn't really any chemistry between Redford and Streisand. You don't feel that they actually belong together. The adoration is all from Streisand's point of view

I think that was the point, no? They were mismatched from the get-go. She relentlessly pursued him, even raping him while he was drunk. Ultimately, the relationship was one-sided on her part and they don't end up together.

MAD Magazine again... in The Way We Were Katie goes to the Marx Brothers costume party as Harpo Marx. In the MAD spoof she goes as Karl Marx.

R25 It wasn't the least bit bittersweet which is maybe what they were aiming for it was downright boring

It currently has a 61 Metascore: it sucked!

'A distended, talky, redundant and moody melodrama, combining young love, relentless 1930s and 1940s nostalgia, and spiced artificially with Hollywood Red-hunt pellets. The major positive achievement is Barbra Streisand's superior dramatic versatility, but Robert Redford has too little to work with in the script'.-VARIETY

By, some peculiar alchemy, The Way We Were turns into the kind of compromised claptrap that Hubbell is supposed to be making within the film and that we're meant to think is a sellout. It is. -The New York Times Vincent Canby

The Way We Weren't: The meet cute scene is not the least bit believable. You're all decadent and disgusting!

One of my fav movies. Only film that I like Redford in. I think he was better director than actor

Never liked Redford but I am obsessed with Newman.

R30 which one are you referring to? The Sting or The Way We Were?

Redford was 37 in 1973 was he supposed was he supposed to be playing a student? Streisand was 31.

Maybe they were attending Shiz University, where all the students are 30

Bradford Dillman was even older. Over 40 I think

Here’s a Mad magazine cover with him, Paul and Katherine that I have. Look at the price!

Not only did they lighten Redford's hair in many movies, but they also darkened his eyelashes