Wonderful character development!

Very Cool!!!

Absolutely amazing

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

I did not expect to get as attached to Rizo and Joe as i did. The movie takes you through the whole evolution of their friendship, and leaves on a hopeful note at the end. The redemption of Joe is very much tied to his bond with Rizo-and both end up in a better place than they were at the start of the movie; and probably their lives. This movie deserves all the praise I've heard about it. It's a much watch for writers or anyone who deals in characters. Dustin Hoffman; who plays Rizzo, is in a kind of role I never would have expected to see him play. But it's an impactful one, for sure. I actually really love the music they chose for this as well. The lyrics and pacing of the music really fit well into this world that has been depicted for us. Though keep in mind it is rated R for some content.

Two desperate characters meet. It's not a meet cute in the classic sense of the word but it's not far away from it either. It's also a melodrama, operatic but hidden in a reality that can't possibly be real. Dustin Hoffman is as bold as Bette Davis in a Warner Brothers melodrama. Amazing. And Jon Voight? - He wasn't the first choice, Michael Sarrazin was. Jon Voight plays his whore with a heart of gold with the decency of a Mary Astor in another melodrama from the the 40's. I've seen Midnight Cowboy 5 times, the first time in a theater, three other times in VHS or DVD - Last night I saw it in a huge screen in the house of a friend. HD I believe and, Oh my God. I wept. I was taken over completely by this two devastating, truly devastating characters. John Schlesiger the director, a genius. British by birth but he showed us an America that most people didn't know existed, not even Americans. This is a film for the ages.

Midnight Cowboy is a film where the individual parts are better and stand apart from the film as a whole. The performances from Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman are so masterful they almost exist apart from the message or overall story of this film. The cowboy and ratso bring so many unique elements that there is so much going on apart from the films plot. It is almost as if these two great performers were underused and maybe a deeper message or messages could be delivered. On its own it's a decent film about the harsh realities of life in New York and the unlikely bonding of disparate characters who rely on each other for survival. While this great premise looked promising on paper the reality of it on the screen and the great performances made it bigger than what it was. It is as if Joe Buck and Ratso could take on a reality of their own that is independent from the films premise. The integrity and strength of these two characters could start a life of its own which cannot be contained by the films plot. I felt perhaps different direction and plot points could have done this film favors. We could have done without Joe Buck's flashbacks and had more screen time for the two. Perhaps the two could have undertaken a big scheme together that could have been driven by their unique chemistry as opposed to the thin pimp/cowboy escort premise.

Covering themes of friendship, sexuality, and poverty, "Midnight Cowboy" remains one of the most powerful films of all time. It tells the simple story of a kind hearted man with a traumatizing past who moves to New York in order to become a hustler. Over time, he befriends the sick, slimy, and impoverished Rico "Ratso" Rizzo as the two follow a path of homelessness and failure, but there is light at the end of the tunnel."Midnight Cowboy" covers many taboo subjects as it explores male prostitution and homosexuality, making it heavily controversial in its day (it was originally given an X rating), but today it is fairly tame compared to most modern R rated films. Still, this is a mature and adult film not only because of its often graphic content, but because of how damn heavy and complex its emotions are. The two leads are not necessarily good or bad guys, they are the type of people who you occasionally glance on the city street. Typical bums trying to make some cash. But, in "Midnight Cowboy" they become memorable and well developed characters; people that you can relate to and despise. They have moments of victory and moments of sorry, and you often find yourself unexpectedly rooting for this pair that would normally remain nothing but an extra in your everyday life, only receiving ridicule and brief mild sympathy.