Midnight Cowboy Reviews

The midnight cowboy

This film should be removed from your collection, it is absolutley crap

Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

D. John Schlesinger

This was Schlesinger?s first film in America. It stars John Voight as Joe Buck, a rather simple minded Texan who fancies his chances as a gigolo in the Big Apple. As he takes the bus to New York we get a taste of Schlesinger?s style of interlacing flashbacks and dreams as Joe dozes and day dreams of his Texas boyhood and youth. Once he gets to New York he soon finds that being a hustler is not quite as simple as he thought it would be, in fact when he asks his first ?client? for money after an hour in the sack she cons him out of $100.

Dustin Hoffman is Ratso Rizzo, a crippled, lowlife petty thief existing hand to mouth in New York and they first meet up when Ratso cons the simple Joe out of $20. In the ensuing hour or so they get to be buddies and sharing a squat in an abandoned building take the slide into the New York winter and desperation together.

Hoffman and Voight are superb and it is rather a pity that they missed Oscars for their performances although it would be hard to begrudge John Wayne his only Oscar.

This is a ?must see? film which shows little signs of aging except possibly in it?s Warholesque party scenes.

Unforgettable

There are certain movies that, whether they like it or not, EVERYONE should watch at least once. These movies include 'Taxi Driver', 'Casablanca', 'Citizen Kane' along with probably a few dozen others. I'd say that 'Midnight Cowboy' should definitely find itself on that list somewhere.

Be honest -- does an x-rated comedic melodrama about a wannabe cowboy who moves to New York to become a male prostitute but falls short and befriends a dying vagrant sound like a contender for the 1969 best picture oscar? Well, it happened. There's a young Jon Voight in his most famous role as Joe Buck, and of course Dustin Hoffman in one of his most memorable early performances as his slimy friend 'Ratso'. It comes from the late John Schlesinger, a director who made a handful of great films in the 60s and 70s but later seemed to lose his talent. 'Midnight Cowboy' is Schlesinger at his best.

I think I've already made it pretty clear that, whoever you are, if you're interested in cinema you NEED to see this movie, and hopefully you'll like it as much as I did.

Where's that Joe Buck?

How to begin to try to review a classic like this..? it?s about naivety, it's about the 60's, it's about New York, it's about society, it's about love, sex... you name it, all of life is here.. one of the most continuously heart breaking films ever, I would say... and the editing, cinematic?s and script is probably far superior to anything released today... (think Gus Van Sant a la? Idaho, but coherent) just awesome.. you'll laugh, you'll cry, it will stay with you for weeks...

Unforgettable cinema

An outstanding character piece; watch this film over and over and each time a little more of each character will be revealed that you missed before.

Considered contextually (given its release date), this is a ground breaking piece of cinema from an era when films could carry powerful messages via a combination of character, music and a mixture of visual styles.

A film that, once watched, will stay with you always.

mediocre cowboy

not as good as people say

I simply love this film... It's an honest, gritty portrayl of the seedy underbelly of New York & how two very different characters (Voight & Hoffman) interact with NY life but more importantly, each other. Their individual dreams are mixed into the grim reality they face. Both Voight & Hoffman give stellar performances which utterly engage the viewer. And the final scenes are beautiful in the most tragic way. The soundtrack is superb & perfectly reflects what happens to be going on at the time. I could go on but I won't, see it for yourself & enjoy!

Terrific

The film is an oustanding achievment, winning a Best Picture Oscar in 1969. One of 2 R rated films to do so (the other being One Flew The Cuckoos Nest). The Academy clearly recognised the immense quality of the film, with a career best performance from John Voight as Texas Cowboy, Joe Buck. Dustin Hoffman also provides one of his many breath-taking performances on the big screen as Ratso, the squatter who Joe Buck will eventually befriend. The films ending is sure to tug at the heart-strings of any audience, but without giving any more away, I recommend you see this true classic in its entirety.

Forgetable

Disappionting for an award winning film.

Wish I could award no stars

nidnight cowboy

was not a good film, failed to get off the ground,