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The Old Man & the Gun (2018)

PG-13   |    |  Biography, Comedy, Crime

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Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.

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Awards

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Another 1 win & 8 nominations.

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13 November 2018 | gavinp9
5
| Interesting true story, but lacklustre execution
'The Old Man & The Gun' is Robert Redford's final acting role. It's not quite a fitting finale - he's great as Forrest Tucker, the aging bank robber, but the overall film fall's a little flat. Based on a true story, most of his exciting adventures and prison breaks are glossed over, in favour of him finding late-life love with (Spacek). He can't curb his compulsion to rob banks however, and it assisted by Teddy (Glover) & Waller (Waits), but underutilised.

Detective Hunt (Affleck) is the Texas cop out to catch him - we also spend unnecessary amounts of time with his home-life. The chemistry between Redford and Spacek is good, and he's still as charming as ever. Affleck plays an exhausted cop as almost too dreary. Instead of seeing any heist planning or prison breaks (besides a montage), we instead get Redford and Spacek talking in a diner, walking, or making tea.

Thankfully, it's a quick 90min film, but the pacing and action could've been much better. Tehre's some chuckles, but nothing hilarious. You're better off re-watching 'The Sting'!

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Did You Know?

Trivia

It was Robert Redford who was interested in talking to David Lowery about adapting David Grann's article that Redford had been wanting to make since he read it when it first came out in 2003.

Quotes

Dispatcher: All right, 1-10, this is Dispatch. Do you copy?
Officer: This is 1-10. Go ahead.
Dispatcher: What's your 20, 1-10?
Dispatcher: All right, 1-10, what's your 20?
Officer: We're right around the corner, Marianne. What do you need?
Dispatcher: We've got a 4-1-5 at 68th South Corbine Street.
Dispatcher: All units. ...

Goofs

During the ride with Spacek after picking her up from her broken truck, the door lock is in the locked position, then unlocked, then locked, and is unlocked every time we see her at the end of that driving scene.

Crazy Credits

Jade Healy is credited as Wallpaper Whisperer!

Soundtracks

30 Century Man
Written by Scott Walker (as Scott Engel)
Performed by Scott Walker
Used by permission of Carbert Music Inc.
Courtesy of Mercury Records Limited
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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Plot Summary

Genres

Biography | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

Details

Release Date:

19 October 2018

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Bethel, Ohio, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$142,131 (USA) (30 September 2018)

Gross:

$11,277,120 (USA) (24 January 2019)

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