Happy 85th birthday to screen legend Robert Redford.
Here’s what Variety has said about some of his biggest movies. bit.ly/3gglx5r
In “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” Redford, silent, menacing in the power of his fabled guns, displays no evidence of the evil temper which gained him his reputation. Redford and Paul Newman make a fine team. bit.ly/3gglx5r
“Jeremiah Johnson” is the sort of man of whom legends or sagas are made. The film lays out the life of Redford’s character, circa 1825, who decides to live in the Rocky Mountains as a trapper. It also gave the world a classic meme. bit.ly/3z1DQme
“The Sting” has all the signs of a blockbuster. Paul Newman and Robert Redford are superbly reteamed, this time as a pair of con artists in Chicago of the ’30s. The stars make all the difference between simply a good film and a superior one. bit.ly/3iWHmc0
With “All the President’s Men,” Redford excels in his starring role. Some ingenious direction by Alan J. Pakula and scripting by William Goldman remove much of the inherent dramatic lethargy in any story of reporters running down a story. bit.ly/2UwRTRW
“The Natural” is an impeccably made, but quite strange, fable about success and failure in America. Redford is perfectly cast as the wary, guarded Roy Hobbs, an aging rookie who takes the baseball world by storm in one season. bit.ly/3xTwG2h
The big-time cast of “Sneakers” provides sterling company, as the very casual demands put upon them allow the performers to convey the impression of enjoying a no-stress vacation. bit.ly/2UvunVt
“All Is Lost” is an impressively spare, nearly dialogue-free stranded-at-sea drama that strips characterization down to basic survival instinct, that's also an emotionally resonant one-man showcase for Robert Redford. bit.ly/3iWzG9z
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier’s” biggest surprise is Redford, who plays his character to an oily, Rumsfeldian perfection, becoming the very embodiment of the might-makes-right defense ethos. bit.ly/3z3vn2a
When it comes to twinkles and smiles, Robert Redford can run circles around everyone. His performance in “The Old Man & the Gun” reminds what movie stars once were capable of, delivered with natural ease and nary a trace of vanity. bit.ly/3mclfR1
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