Midnight Cowboy (1969)
I'm not sure what I expected this movie to be, but it was certainly different than I thought. I had read that it was graphic and I suppose for the time, it was. It was X-rated in 1969 (and as such, is the only X-rated movie ever to win Best Picture) and most of what I had read condemned it as vulgar. Much like South From Granada, it is not nearly as bad as everything said. It's tough to watch, sure, but not for any kind of graphic content - it's tough to watch because it's an absolutely heartbreaking story about people who are naive, desperate, and down-and-out.
My Netflix rating: 3 stars
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