In Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorne) pines for one last sight of home, an adventure that aligns him with a young robber and makes the duo a target for gangs and lawmen alike.
Although Shepard is perfectly cast as a world-weary outlaw reluctantly drawn into one more adventure, the movie doesn't quite justify the resuscitation of classic film characters for another outing.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct 2011
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In place of a rousing adventure, "Blackthorn" is a haunting ode.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
21 Oct 2011
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It ain't Paul Newman and Robert Redford, but it ain't bad.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
28 Oct 2011
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Shepard's crusty charisma gives this dignified genre effort its pulse: a growl-off between his Butch and Jeff Bridges's Rooster Cogburn is surely the next chapter.
– Guy Lodge,
Time Out,
10 Apr 2012
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This story, parboiled out of one of the most memorable Westerns, is supported all the way by Gil's directing.