The film is a movie with a strong black comedy style, which describes the fraud activities in the United States during the Great Depression in the 1930s in a nostalgic approach. The film has always attracted the attention of the audience with its playful and punchy dialogue and a series of scam stories. The two actorswho are full of drama cooperate with each other and add the "cold face". Robert Shaw's wonderful supporting role, the film has been praised by many film critics.
The fun, coolness and seriousness hidden in the film are what many movies lack. Director George Roy Hill did not make simple plots complicated to deal with mystery, but used a single-line narration method to simplify the complex plots. Its superb visual processing techniques, superb storytelling ability and witty and attractive dialogue promote the development of the whole plot. There is no flashy and lively fighting in the film, and the whole film is full of fun just by relying on the dialogue between the two men. The clever layout and plot settings make the entire viewing process not only interesting, but also always tense.
In the rivalry between Paul Newman and Robert Redford, the wonderful chemical reaction is difficult to describe in words, especially Paul Newman’s impeccable and perfect acting skills are brought to the fullest in the film, leaving a mark in film history. The image of the "old rivers and lakes" that is worth remembering has made many viewers unforgettable.
The film extensively uses the works of African American musician Scott Joblin to render and set off the atmosphere. This kind of music that mixes folk songs, western music, and the divided rhythms of the African continent runs through the film, which matches the film's optimistic sense of humor, and at the same time reawakens the public's enthusiasm for this black music.
The high IQ skills of the two protagonists in the film caused many audiences to open their mouths into O-shapes, making the scenes amazing.
