This movie was not what I expected it to be. It felt kind of raw, much like the 70s exploitation movies. But this was a big budget Oscar-winner.
Also there are just some actors that I always knew as old guys, like Billy Crystal, Mickey Rourke and Jon Voight, who I don't even recognise in these much younger roles.
Jon Voight did a great job though as the very naive Texan hustler, trying to make money in New York by selling his body, and not succeeding.
But the star of the movie is Dustin Hoffman. Every scene he is in he just steals the show. His character, Rizzo, a bum with no money, tricking everyone he can, is just so crazy. When we first meet him we do not expect him to turn out the way he does.
The scene at the party was very surreal, I really enjoyed it.
All in all a great movie, a deep movie, a special movie. I'm rating Midnight Cowboy 5 out of 5 stars and a like.
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