Movie #1593 "The Old Man and the Gun" is a don't- bother- kind -of -movie --- not unless you want to see Robert Redford in his supposedly last film (why didn't he direct it? it's a messy job) It wants so much to be "Sting" (even has a nod to it a couple of times with a flick of the nose), but it fails ---- it's so dark, it's badly edited (camera moves around while people talking are not in the frame - huh?), it's s-l-o-w --- everyone just kind of says their lines and moves on because really the only reason the film is being made is to watch Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek bring magic to the screen --- they are good and it's too bad the film doesn't live up to their ability. You think they should be able to save the film just on their acting alone, but no can do on this one --- darn! We were expecting a cool heist. 3 for the effort but don't bother.
'THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN"
Based on the true-life exploits of bank robber Forrest Tucker, this serio-comic tale recounts his daring escape from prison at age 70 and the long string of heists that preceded the bandit's final arrest at age 78.
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