Thanks for the memories!

Powerful

Highly Overrated But Still Good

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

There are three big opportunities in this movie: three big actors, who are totally amazing and genius all together. Fantastic! And the plot is great too, it's Zack Braff, guys, what should I say more? Have a great movie time!

There are moments of genuine laughter as 'Going In Style (2017)' floats along with a nostalgic joy that keeps spirits high and smiles wide throughout. This feel-good feature is as generic as its lead characters are geriatric, though. It's an enjoyable, entertaining experience that's inoffensive and well put together but you'll probably forget about it pretty quickly regardless of your age. 6/10

Meaningless fun is the best description for this comedy caper that enables its central stars to relax and have a good laugh. Narratively speaking though, it lacks heft and bumbles along with its minimal emotional dialogue. Three old men are having trouble in their lives respectively, it all gets horribly worse when their pension is taken from the bank. They take it upon themselves to rob a bank and gain what is rightfully theirs because y'know, life is short. A story that has the best of intentions but ultimately fails to be memorable and unfortunately is only just mildly entertaining. The biggest compliment the film proposes is the dedication in showcasing its three central stars. Arkin, Caine and Freeman have excellent natural chemistry and give suitable performances. Nothing outstanding, just the usual delivery that they are all so famous for, but it's comforting. Braff's direction was fine, I liked some of the editing choices and scene transitions particularly during the interrogation where the picture transforms into split screen in order to traverse between all three characters. It all feels light, fluffy and simple fun. It's just a shame that it wastes the opportunity to elevate itself. The screenplay lacks emotion and suffers from predictability. Sure, some of the dialogue will make you smile not because it's funny, but the fact you feel bad if you don't. It attempts to highlight that retirement years aren't necessarily "game over" in which you can still achieve remarkable feats, but the weightlessness of the script prevents that. Far too empty and far too safe. The FBI agents were useless also, I mean I could've figured out who the culprits were in hours. If this was released ten or twenty years ago, this could be different review. However the mature comedy sub-genre, as niche as it is, is rapidly becoming saturated to which Going In Style plays it too safe to separate itself from the rest. Enjoyable, yet instantly forgettable.

Joe Harding (Michael Caine) goes to the bank to confront his banker who is threatening to take his home. He has his daughter Rachel and granddaughter Brooklyn (Joey King) living with him. He witnesses a bank robbery and FBI Agent Arlen Hamer (Matt Dillon) dismisses him. He, and his friends Willie Davis (Morgan Freeman) and Albert Garner (Alan Arkin) lose their pension after a merger that moves the plant overseas. Willie needs a kidney and Albert has a fling with Annie Santori (Ann-Margret). As difficulties mount, the guys decide to rob a bank.This should be better than this. The grocery store robbery is silly. I'd rather they go buy guns and do a straight up robbery movie. They could skip a lot of this. Ann-Margret adds little more than senior babe quotient. The robbery and what happens after lacks reality. Not that reality should be holding this back. I do like some moments like the fake tattoo and finding the bank has taken their pension fund. This needs more. It needs to be funnier and/or more thrilling. The caper needs to be sharper. Zach Braff does a competent job and the movie is generally competent but not more than that.