Powerful

Best movie of this year hands down!

Best movie ever!

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

After discovering that their own bank is planning on ripping them off, three pensioners/lifelong friends decide to rob the very bank that ripped them off in the first place. Trouble is that they don't know the first thing about robbing a bank and must recruit a couple of shady outsiders to talk them through the process..When I saw that this film starred Alan Arkin, Morgan Freeman & Michael Caine ( a trio of very good veteran actors) I really hoped that Going In Style would be a great film. The bad news is that it isn't a great film, but the good news is that it is a good film.From the off our trio of pensioners are portrayed as being likeable men whom have worked hard all their lives and whom have been somewhat shafted by their bank. Whilst there's no condoning what they ultimately do it is at least possible to empathise with their actions. This is what essentially acts as the 'heart' of the film and is what basically drives the film forward; despite the negative plotting the men are essentially just trying to get back what was taken from them (and they even offer to give any amount above and beyond what they are owed to charity to make them more sympathetic).One failing with this film is that it isn't as funny as I hoped it would be; there are moments dotted around here and there that had me chuckling, but overall I expected it to be funnier (the film has a tendency to get a little sappy from time to time which does harm it slightly). Despite some seemingly clever plot turns towards the end, the film doesn't really offer many surprises and the whole thing is trotted out in a fairly safe and predictable manner.Still warts and all, Going In Style is still a decent enough film with 3 veteran actors showing the world that they've still got what it takes (even though they are now all octogenarians). The three leads don't do anything spectacular here and sure as hell don't do anything worthy of an Oscar, but they're all clearly having fun and at this point in their careers none of the 3 leads have anything to prove.Going In Style isn't a brilliant film by any means, but there is just about enough heart, chemistry and care given to make it worth at least a look.

One of the BEST movies ever! Great characters, acting, multiple plots, surprising twists.

Nice old fashioned crime comedy. The kind of film that rarely gets made these days, which is very unfortunate. It reunites 3 Oscar winning legend in a nice speedy, self ironic but also moving comedy. Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Alan Arkin all give good performances and prove they still have it. The best of the bunch was probably Morgan Freeman but they were all pretty much in the same league. Nice to see support by Ann-Margret and Christopher Lloyd. The screenplay was solid enough, not all of it was believable and much was predictable but it did not hold the film back to be solid entertaining. Zack Braff is a better director than actor in my books. I think it was good to have a younger spirited director backstage, although I would have loved if someone like Rob Reiner, who can I can perfectly see handling little con coms like this. All in all, no classic or anything but solid and easy entertaining and the chance to see some of the best actors of their generation in one film.

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.