THE STING(1973)
I don't very often disagree with Lee, but this time I think
he's way off base!! This deserved every award it garnished
and maybe even more! With a fantastic cast, music and story,
this is one of the best movies of its kind, and certianly worth
watching over and over!! A+
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
As "The Sting" is probably the most famous con artist-themed
movie ever, you probably know that it's about aging con artist
Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) and up-and-comer Johnny Hooker
(Robert Redford) teaming up to get revenge on crime boss Doyle
Lonnegan (Robert Shaw) in Depression-era Chicago.
This movie may be most famous as 1973's Best Picture winner,
but I wouldn't have given it Best Picture. Granted, it was
an interesting look at the underworld of the 1930s and the
corruption prevalent throughout that period, but a number of
movies that year were more deserving. Oh well. It's still
worth seeing. Whenever George Roy Hill directed Newman and
Redford together, he always came up with something good. As
it was, this was one of two movies in 1973 about Depression-era
conning; the other was of course "Paper Moon".
And "The Sting II"? I don't think that anyone's actually seen
that movie (I sure haven't). Once on "The Simpsons", Grampa
even made a comment about it's lack of fame. - lee_eisenberg