Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Beanbioca As Good As It Gets

Brainsbell The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

bradleyluke-90798 Midnight Cowboy is no easy pill to swallow. On the surface it is a brutal and unforgiving portrait of what happens to those who dare to follow their dreams and wind up fruitless. But what lies underneath is a beautiful tale of an unlikely friendship.Jon Voight plays Joe Buck, an ambitious young Texan who decides to quit his menial job as a dishwasher to pursue fortune in New York City. However upon arrival he quickly discovers that the Big Apple isn't the land of opportunity he thought it was. All is not lost for Joe however as he finds companionship and a home in the form of a seedy conman named Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo who is played by Dustin Hoffman.The movie details Buck's odyssey from Texas to New York and we as the audience are with him every step of the way. Voight manages to embody lost youth in his haunting portrayal of Buck. Hoffman's performance is incredible and one of his very best. His transformation from playing Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate to playing Rizzo is nothing short of miraculous. The development of the friendship which the movie revolves around is subtle and completely natural. Hoffman and Voight have an on screen chemistry which-nearly 50 years later-has yet to be replicated.In the backdrop of this dynamic lie very interesting themes. One of which is the theme of idealistic dreams. While Buck thinks New York is the answer to his problems, Rizzo thinks Florida is the answer to his. In this way the screenwriter Waldo Salt cleverly taps into a subject that still lingers today; the idea that the answer to our problems lies in exotic places. Midnight Cowboy is-in its own peculiar and understated manner-leading an attack on 1960s consumerism and the superficial mindsets that formed with it.Midnight Cowboy is my favourite movie of all time and I've often wondered why that is the case. After much contemplation I have come to the conclusion that it is because it deals with a subject matter I hold dear in a harsh and most importantly; very *real* way. Friendship is a concept that I and I think most people hold in high esteem and this movie explores that concept like no other. Make no mistake about it, I don't think the featured characters were good people. However after watching their trials and tribulations and seeing them at their most vulnerable and most humane, it's difficult not to care for them.I knew this movie was special when I smiled at the characters. But not because they did something amusing; because they were smiling too.

Joli M I did not expect to get as attached to Rizo and Joe as i did. The movie takes you through the whole evolution of their friendship, and leaves on a hopeful note at the end. The redemption of Joe is very much tied to his bond with Rizo-and both end up in a better place than they were at the start of the movie; and probably their lives. This movie deserves all the praise I've heard about it. It's a much watch for writers or anyone who deals in characters. Dustin Hoffman; who plays Rizzo, is in a kind of role I never would have expected to see him play. But it's an impactful one, for sure. I actually really love the music they chose for this as well. The lyrics and pacing of the music really fit well into this world that has been depicted for us. Though keep in mind it is rated R for some content.

jb_campo I recently watched this flick after seeing a Decades TV show about Dustin Hoffman. Hoffman was just becoming famous in 1969 while I think Jon Voight was pretty unknown still. Ratso Rizzo (Hoffman) is a small time hustler of dubious means living in NYC. Joe Buck (Voight) is a small time dreamer from Texas who gets on a bus to make it big up north in NYC.Buck is a cowboy's cowboy, but he's not really a cowboy. He dresses up in shirts and hats and pants and boots, but he's all image. He wants to pass himself off to hustle women. He ends up with a lot more than he bargained for because he gets taken left and right by bigger hustlers after he gets to NYC. Rizzo ends up forming a loose friendship with him as they co-hustle small time deals left and right. Drugs, sex, and a little rock and roll punctuate their lives together. Rizzo dreams of leaving NYC it seems, dreaming of Florida of all places. They have an adventurous time in NYC and beyond.I felt the story fell somewhat flat in the final scenes. I kept wondering what the point was. It seemed that not a lot of substance was happening. They were stuck, which I guess was the point. When they deal with their own fates as life encircles them at the end, I felt that the Director tried to deliver a message that might have been better delivered. At that point, I thought maybe Joe Buck played too much of the cowboy character, and not enough of a real person. If he intends to change things, it would have helped make it more believable if his character didn't seem so clown-like at times.It was a good story, but depressing scenery of down and out NYC, with two losers trying to get their small pieces of the pie. Ratso, like a rat, trying to nibble every little bite he could out of life. Buck just riding the horse along for a good time, naive forever. Or is he? The story didn't give us enough to know.This film was worth watching for historical purposes. But I'm not sure it was worthy of Best Picture. Enjoy.

grantss Texan country bumpkin Joe Buck arrives in New York for the first time, seeking fame and fortune. He discovers that New York isn't too friendly a place or as easy a ride as he expected. Along the way, however, he meets Ratso Rizzo, a down-and-out local who shows him the ropes and helps him become street smart. Over time they become very good friends.Wonderfully engaging and emotional drama. Probably the ultimate movie about friendship and looking out for one another in a hostile world. Incredibly powerful and moving ending.Excellent performance by Dustin Hoffman as Ratso. Good work too by Jon Voight as Joe. Both were nominated for Best Actor Oscars, eventually losing to John Wayne for True Grit.The movie itself won the 1970 Best Picture Oscar.