Robert Redford and Paul Newman sell the camaraderie between the title characters with a deceptive ease. Butch and the Kid are classic anti-heroes, you can’t help but root for them to get away with it. The depth of character development and relations make this film stand out above many other westerns of its time. Its tone was able to spike action with comedic elements in a way that made these thieving scoundrels somehow loveable.
