The Sting (1973) *****

Paul Newman and Robert Redford team up again under the direction of George Roy Hill in another film about lovable outlaws. The Sting is about a young grifter (Redford) who stumbles into a $10,000 pay-off belonging to a New York racketeer (Robert Shaw). After his partner is killed he seeks revenge not by killinh the man that put the hit on his partner, but by devising an intricate dupe with a well worn con man (Newman) and an assorted cast of characters.

George Roy Hill has developed a film that feels like you're watching an old '30's movie, only it's in color. The production design goes above and beyond creating a Depression era Chicago neighborhood and when you combine this with the great cast you get a film that deserved its best picture Oscar. A great period piece.