Sipping a vodka and orange juice currently. This blog is encouraging me to watch more movies and write more and that's gotta be a good thing, surely.

'Midnight Cowboy' (1969) directed by John Schlesinger

What a movie. A thoroughly entertaining performance from Jon Voight from the very beginning of the film and then, as the film progresses, Dustin Hoffman just about manages to eclipse Jon Voight. This is a great pairing of actors, the chemistry between them is often hilarious and touching, culminating in a dramatic and climactic point at the end of the film that really encapsulates their bond. This is excellent storytelling, so much happens in this film, it is at sometimes brutally dark and other times very light and comical, all with a strong emphasis on character. There are very experimental camera techniques used too but you watch this film for Hoffman and Voight whose performances had me transfixed.