How sad is this?

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

The film that introduced to the world both Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight-although to be fair both had made films earlier and The Graduate is far more well-known- Midnight Cowboy is a well-made film about two hustlers trying to make it in the big apple. Well shot in a documentarist style so common in the late 60s Midnight cowboy is a great watch. 7/10 (Go watch it for the duo of Voight- Hoffman)

Midnight Cowboy is no easy pill to swallow. On the surface it is a brutal and unforgiving portrait of what happens to those who dare to follow their dreams and wind up fruitless. But what lies underneath is a beautiful tale of an unlikely friendship.Jon Voight plays Joe Buck, an ambitious young Texan who decides to quit his menial job as a dishwasher to pursue fortune in New York City. However upon arrival he quickly discovers that the Big Apple isn't the land of opportunity he thought it was. All is not lost for Joe however as he finds companionship and a home in the form of a seedy conman named Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo who is played by Dustin Hoffman.The movie details Buck's odyssey from Texas to New York and we as the audience are with him every step of the way. Voight manages to embody lost youth in his haunting portrayal of Buck. Hoffman's performance is incredible and one of his very best. His transformation from playing Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate to playing Rizzo is nothing short of miraculous. The development of the friendship which the movie revolves around is subtle and completely natural. Hoffman and Voight have an on screen chemistry which-nearly 50 years later-has yet to be replicated.In the backdrop of this dynamic lie very interesting themes. One of which is the theme of idealistic dreams. While Buck thinks New York is the answer to his problems, Rizzo thinks Florida is the answer to his. In this way the screenwriter Waldo Salt cleverly taps into a subject that still lingers today; the idea that the answer to our problems lies in exotic places. Midnight Cowboy is-in its own peculiar and understated manner-leading an attack on 1960s consumerism and the superficial mindsets that formed with it.Midnight Cowboy is my favourite movie of all time and I've often wondered why that is the case. After much contemplation I have come to the conclusion that it is because it deals with a subject matter I hold dear in a harsh and most importantly; very *real* way. Friendship is a concept that I and I think most people hold in high esteem and this movie explores that concept like no other. Make no mistake about it, I don't think the featured characters were good people. However after watching their trials and tribulations and seeing them at their most vulnerable and most humane, it's difficult not to care for them.I knew this movie was special when I smiled at the characters. But not because they did something amusing; because they were smiling too.

The great thing about this film is that it was originally X Rated which is fascinating because everything in it is like and R rated film but obviously that wasn't a thing at the time. Anyway Jon Voight as Joe Buck is such a sad character as well as Dustin Hoffman as Ratso Rizzo. You get to see a man try and follow his heart and meet a man in the EXACT same situation only to see a slow and sad downfall.

Upon viewing this film for the first time, I had no idea what to expect, other than what I could glean from the title. What I got with Midnight Cowboy defied any preconceptions that I even could have had when going in. This movie is extremely dark and covers very adult subject matter, and the script does a fantastic job of giving these heavy topics the weight they deserve. The structure of the story lends itself well to the plot as well, with important information being revealed through flashbacks as the story in the present day progresses. The performances by both Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman are extremely good, and their interactions in key scenes can get very emotional. The film is also very well paced, with editing that knows when to let things breathe, lending a very grounded and natural feel to the movie. This story definitely stuck with me and I think it makes for an absolutely fantastic movie.