Lowery’s follow-up to Ghost Story breathes invigorating life into an old genre. In his final performance before retiring, Redford shines as Forrest Tucker, an unrepentant bank robber determined to live life by his own rules. An exhilarating tale of felonious mischief, the film also riffs on what it means to be an outlaw in a time of convention. Entertaining and elegiac.
The Old Man & The Gun gets the review treatment in our December Film Podcast. Skip to the 13.18 mark to hear what we had to say…