Yes, he was and usually is.

also omitted "the horse whisperer" another very good movie with Robert Redford in

You omitted:
"Out of Africa"

15 reasons i admire redford as an actor
ALL IS LOST
THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR
HAVANA
THE CANDIDATE
SPY GAME
THE COMPANY YOU KEEP
LIONS FOR LAMBS
THE CLEARING
SNEAKERS
THE CHASE
BRUBAKER
A BRIDGE TOO FAR
ALL THE PRESIDENTS MEN
THE LAST CASTLE
AN UNFINISHED LIFE

Good to finally see him finally play his age, no body doubles so that we don't realize, he's old. Gorgeous in Butch Cassidy and Great Gatsby, but when I heard he considered playing the lead in Bagger Vance, I thought, give it up your not the Golden Boy anymore. Be like Paul Newman and do it gracefully. He is great but he's not 30 anymore; I had a crush back then and I'm not 30 anymore either.

You should check out "Out of Sight". It flies under the radar of most people and she has a great role in it. It's also an early Steven Soderbergh great and is based on an Elmore Leonard story with character links to "Jackie Brown".

Just watched.
I was very moved.. When i read that the movie had Redford and Freeman in it - I knew i was in for a god movie with fine acting.. And so I was.
J-lo is actually doing her role quite good. I've always seen her as an actor not an artist (music).. She should stick to acting and do more heavy roles like in this one.
I loved the story about the bear.. Soon I discovered that the bear actually contains the main message of this movie. A great way to illustrate the anger and despair in this little family. There is a lot more to the bear than this - but see it for yourself
I enjoyed this - one of those movies I would recommend to anyone with a heart.

I agree. We've seen some good acting from him over the years, and this is one of his most heartfelt.
One of my favorite scenes was in the kitchen when he was looking down at the little girl, and his expression changes to amusement & affection - so subtle and moving.