Ricky Hawthorne
Whilst this is never going to make the top ten movies ever made, cinema should be diverse and offer the viewing public and the elderly acting fraternity opportunities to make solid movies that are simply there to be enjoyed. Consider this though; where are these films for elderly actresses? There are countless movies featuring old established actors at the wrong end of life (Last Vegas etc) and doing something about it. The fabulous Ann-Margaret looks better at her age than any of the principal male leads so if looks were a factor that argument is defunct. Ask yourselves - could this movie work with three women principals. I reckon it could
Myriam Nys
The idea is pleasant enough, but the movie itself is overlong and drawn-out. There is a long scene concerning theft and robbery in a supermarket that makes about as much sense as a theology seminar in a waffle bakery, while the ending... Well, you might just as well leave your seat in order to buy some popcorn, it's not as if you'll be missing anything. I'm still giving the movie six stars because of the charming performances - its three protagonists are often a delight to watch - and because it has the courage to highlight an important social problem. In our Western societies, people can be robbed of their pensions or savings, while the various bankers and entrepreneurs who rob them go scot-free. Worse, the robber barons are often considered pillars of society, worthy of any kind of aid or subsidy, which means that the victims have the privilege of paying the perpetrators twice - once in their capacity as victims and once in their capacity as taxpayers. A nice variation on the same theme : the businessmen who move their enterprise to a far-distant foreign country, get hailed as apostles of international collaboration, and fill their pockets before sailing into the sunset on yachts the size of Gibraltar.The movie contains a story about a striking tattoo that might help identify a criminal. I thought you might want to hear a story from my own country, Belgium. (I never witnessed the events myself, but it was told to me by reliable people.) Once there was a more or less crooked man who fled to a Latin American country - let's say Brasil - in order to avoid alimony trouble with a considerable amount of (ex-)wives and lovers. Sadly his life of wine, women and song killed him off after only three or four months in the tropical heat. His son and son-in law travelled to Brasil in order to take care of funeral arrangements. To his surprise, the son discovered that there was some kind of weird triangle tattooed on the corpse's chest. Making enquiries with the tattoo artist, he discovered that the dead man had wanted to have a giant tattoo all over his chest. The design, which was pretty opulent (think Archangel Michael battling a dragon while supervised by three sirens, a football player and the Eye of God) had been suggested by a priest of a local religion. The tattoo was meant to make its wearer invisible.In other words, here was a man who wanted a giant, spectacular tattoo all over his chest, in hopes that people wouldn't notice or remember his presence...
bettycjung
12/24/17. An enjoyable heist movie featuring big names actors...from 30-40 years ago. Ok, so they are all in their '80s but they can still act and they have chemistry! Don't miss Ann-Margret who seems to love grumpy old men. So, basically, 3 senior citizens got ripped off of their pensions, and they are going to get the money one way or another. Root for them - it's totally okay.
