Midnight Cowboy (1969)

DIRECTOR:  John Schlesinger
STUDIO: United Artists
STARRING: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight and Sylvia Miles
RATING:  R
GENRE:  Drama

GRADE: A-


The more I see Dustin Hoffman, the more I enjoy his acting. I never quite knew his range until I saw "Midnight Cowboy." I've always known the famous "I'm walking here!" car scene, but never knew the plot of the movie it came from.

Basically, "Midnight Cowboy" is about a country boy (Jon Voight) who comes to New York to be a male prostitute. When he finds himself unlucky (no pun intended) he befriends a conman, Ratso (Dustin Hoffman) to help him gain clients.

Although I felt like this film was about 10 minutes too long, it is a great example of how so many different acting styles can work together to help not only a good scene, but a good film. The directing was fantastic in this film and Hoffman is brilliant. You feel for his character by just seeing him give a look.

Any Hoffman fans must see, and Voight doesn't disappoint, as well. "A-" only for some minor flaws.