Review – The Sting

Scott Joplin’s music absolutely makes this movie, however anachronistic it might be. The rest is an amusing little caper movie. A young con artist (Robert Redford) seeks help from a seasoned pro (Paul Newman) to get revenge on a crooked banker (Robert Shaw) who killed his partner. As is often true of “big con” pictures, the action wavers between interesting and annoying. But the picture doesn’t seem to care much, relying largely on star power to keep itself going. Mildly amusing