Onlinewsma Absolutely Brilliant!

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

orterc The Legend of Butch Cassidy can be compared to that of Robin Hood. Steal from the rich, give to the poor. Butch Cassidy is closer to us in time than Robin Hood, his descendants are known to us and we do not live in a feudal but in a capitalist system, just like Butch. The legend Butch is real, whereas Robin is closer to King Arthur and Merlin.Blackthorn makes us sympathize with the figure of a hunted criminal, Butch Cassidy having survived the ambush, living in old age of his humble farm in Bolivia. The death of his and his deceased comrade's love draws him home to the United States. He says farewell to his Bolivian lover, takes all his booty money from the bank and gets back into the saddle for his last long ride. Before our hero crosses the Bolivian border, his plan is interrupted by another criminal, who is being hunted for stealing money from a Bolivian mine. He teams up with the young robber, seeing in him his younger self or rather his dead brother in arms: the Sundance Kid. All looks good, until the terrible truth comes out. The young robber stole from a collective of families that bought the run down mine for the people from the coorparation.Butch Cassidy never stole from the poor so the myth tells us, he fought the law, the system. In this story he is being confronted by a different kind of criminal. One that does not hesitate to exploit the trust and need of the poor to take what little they have.For this alone I would give the movie ten stars. It is not 50's Western it is not Italo, Action fans beware. This is thoughtful post- Unforgiven. Blackthorne has everything my beloved genre demands: great sorytelling, amazing photography of country, desperados, indians, colt revolvers, cartridges, liquor, smoking and riding. It even has chewing of coca leaves. A statement, knowing our drug war.Very good movie, even for people who do not like the genre.

evk311 the director sure did a great job to choose stunning locations.that was the best part of the movie. and there are lots of it. but the story didn't go anywhere for me. i couldn't find a plot . or an exciting script.that felt kind of cheap. what was that for ? in that case i was watching moments and memories of an old man trying to plan a trip. i still enjoyed it. but it didn't came nowhere close to a Clint Eastwood western. no way.i love westerns , and this one sure was great to watch , just because of the beautiful cinematography.

Spikeopath Blackthorn is directed by Mateo Gil and written by Miguel Barros. It stars Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Rea, Magaly Solier, Nikolaj Costsr-Waldau, Padraic Delaney and Dominique McElligott. Music is by Lucio Godoy and cinematography by Juan Ruiz Anchia.It was believed that Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid both perished at the hands of the Bolivian army in 1908. Not so, for here is Butch Cassidy 20 years after the supposed event, alive and well and living in a secluded Bolivian village under the name James Blackthorn…What a lovely idea, that of one of history's most famous outlaws actually living longer than history led us to believe. OK, it's a scratchy premise but it allows for a quite elegiac film as we follow an older and grizzled Cassidy on another adventure. That adventure sees him team up with mischievous Spaniard Eduardo Apodaca, the latter of which tries to rob Blackthorn/Cassidy and then offers to repay the old outlaw with the proceeds from some hidden loot stashed away from a robbery. They set off and sure enough there is a posse on their tail, meaning the pair have to stay one step ahead of their pursuers, something which puts the twinkle back in Cassidy's eyes. But not all is as it seems and with flash backs showing Butch and Sundance in their prime (Waldau as the young Cassidy is an inspired choice as per likeness to Shepard), aided by the feisty Etta Place, this is a fully rounded tale.The film quite simply is unhurried and respectful to the art of story telling and is rich with a lead characterisation of considerable substance (Shepard is wonderful, really gets to the soul of the character). Oh it is punctured by the odd action scene, even some humour is in the mix, there's even time for machismo and romantic threads of worth, but this beats a melancholy heart and is All the better for it. It also happens to be one of the most gorgeously photographed Westerns of the modern era. Filmed primarily on location in Bolivia, the landscapes – be it the mountainous ranges or pin sharp salt flats – are sublime, God's wonderful Earth in all its glory expertly realised by Anchia, marking this out as an absolute Blu-ray essential for Western fans big into location photography. While Godoy's musical score is pitch perfect for the tonal flows in the narrative.There's the odd cliché, Rea is a touch wasted and some may decry the simplicity of plot, but this is thoughtful and awash with the love of the Western genre. If only for Shepard and the photography then this is worth it for Western fans, as it is it also calls out to those who like some emotional reflection in their Oaters. 8/10

Matt Kracht The plot: Butch Cassidy, having survived in anonymity for twenty years after faking his death, is reluctantly drawn back into the outlaw lifestyle again, after a chance meeting with a desperate thief trying to escape an angry posse.Most folk heroes (especially outlaws) have persistent rumors regarding their escape from certain death. In this movie, Butch Cassidy is portrayed as having faked his death and lived under an assumed name (James Blackthorn). It's an interesting character study of morally ambiguous gunslingers, examining how far each one is willing to go and for what motivation. In some respects, the plot is a watered-down version of Unforgiven, with many of the same themes explored (such as violence, honor, and redemption).In the hands of a better director, this could have been an amazing movie, but it still turned out well. I found the frequent flashbacks to be somewhat disruptive and annoying. Also, I would have preferred more time given to characterization, instead of lavish shots showing off cinematography and scenery. Those were nicely done, but several of the characters (including Stephen Rea's bounty hunter) ended up being not much more than cameos. In fact, most of the characterization seemed reserved for Cassidy, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but did cause a lack of memorable characters.It's a bit light on the action, but if you're looking for something mature, contemplative, and reminiscent of Unforgiven, this is a good choice. If you're looking for breezy, fast-paced action, I'd recommend you skip this movie.