The Sting

Data
Title: The Sting
Year: 1973
Length: 129 minutes
Director: George Roy Hill
Writer: David S. Ward
Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning
Music: Scott Joplin, adapted by Marvin Hamlisch
Distinctions: Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Song Score and/or Adaptation, Best Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best Costume Design and Best Editing; Oscar nominations for Best Actor (Redford), Best Cinematography and Best Sound; currently #98 on IMDb's Top 250

My reaction
Synopsis: con men vs. the mob
How I saw it: on video (rented from Netflix), yesterday
Concept: Great.
Story: Good. Enough twists to keep the movie from being tedious. Although, the whole con-man story type doesn't really work well when it's an army of professionals with seemingly unlimited resources against more or less one guy.
Characters: Bad. I don't feel I know anything about the personalities of either of the leads.
Dialog: Good.
Pacing: Bad. I can't believe this was only two hours long. It felt more like a mini series than a movie.
Cinematography: Indifferent.
Special effects/design: Indifferent. If this is supposed to be the 1930's, then why do all of these 1930's buildings look 50 years old?
Acting: Good. Redford and Newman are both kind of dull, especially Redford, but the supporting cast is nice.
Music: Good. I don't understand why they used distinctly period music for a film set in a different period, but it sets a tone and it's good music.
Subjective Rating: 6/10 (Okay). It made me restless, and it's very flawed, but it's not a bad movie. It has its moments.
Objective Rating: 6/10 2.4/4 (Okay).