The Old Man & the Gun (2018)

Based on a true story of an elderly "gentleman bank robber," this delightful movie has laughs, action of a geriatric sort, no violence, and references to star Robert Redford's previous work here and there. Redford (last blogged for Truth) announced in August, after his 82nd birthday, that he'd retire after this movie.

Love interest Sissy Spacek (most recently in these pages for The Master) is charming and cohorts Danny Glover and Tom Waits (last blogged for Sorry to Bother You and Seven Psychopaths, respectively) are amusing and no spring chickens themselves. Casey Affleck reteams with his A Ghost Story director/writer David Lowery as the detective who wants to catch the robber in the 1980s. Lowery based the script on a 2003 New Yorker article by staff writer David Grann, who was able to interview the real robber, Forrest Tucker, before Tucker's 2004 death in prison (you can read the full article here).

The are fun photos of Redford as a younger man used to depict the robber earlier in his life.

I'm immensely enjoying streaming the light jazzy soundtrack by Daniel Hart (last in these pages for scoring A Ghost Story) on spotify, where the commercials come in occasional clumps instead of after every song on youtube.

Rotten Tomatoes' critics line up more with Jack and me, averaging 90%, than its audiences at 69. We recommend this pleasant diversion.