Oh, for me it’s not about politics on this one (Butch Cassidy). I just don’t think Damon and Affleck have the acting chops to even *begin* to match Newman and Redford’s performances in that one.
I agree, Redford was excellent in Butch Cassidy. My favorite Redford role, though, will always be Jeremiah Johnson (loved Will Geer in that one, too).
‘loved Will Geer in that one, too’
Will Geer was a great actor, but talk about Reds!!
I used to like just about anything Redford acted in; then he started leaning to more message-type movies and really disappointed me, still there has been a few worth seeing in his later career, Newman was just flat out a good actor who went to work, did his job and then returned to his real life in Connecticut. I think it kept him grounded and he brought that to his roles.