THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN
2 stars out of 5
Maybe one of my biggest disappointments of the year.
The film follows Forrest Tucker (Redford) as he robs banks with help of his posse, Teddy (Danny Glover) and Waller ( Tom Waits). The film also follows Forrest's relationship with Jewel (Sissy Spacek). It is great to see all four of these actors on the screen together!! However the film...lets them down.
The film lays there flat and moves at a snails pace...it is close to boring. I don't mind slow, if the script gives you something to keep you vested, I mean I just saw Colette and it was slow but her life was always filled with movement. Here, you know where the robberies are going, and shockingly those robberies, after the first one, are just flat. The relationship between Forrest and Jewel is just there. There is almost no point to Jewel being in the movie except to show Forrest had options, but that was not all the way laid out. Again, a disappointment.
Well acted by everyone, but somehow a sleeper.
From the shadows as always thanks for your time.
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