‘The Old Man And The Gun’ Trailer: This Is A Mostly True Story
Robert Redfordrecently announced his retirement, but before he sails off into the blissful life of a retiree, he’s starring inThe Old Man the Gun. The crime comedy is based on the true story of Forrest Tucker, a career criminal who escaped from prison 18 times.David Lowery, Redford’sPete’s Dragondirector, helms the film, which also starsCasey Affleck,Sissy Spacek,Danny Glover,Tom Waits, andTika Sumpter. Watch the newThe Old Man and the Guntrailer below.
The Old Man and the Gun Trailer
Well, this looks charming as hell. By all appearances,The Old Man and the Gunis a bit of a laid-back, low-stakes, folksy sort of story. While Lowery is using the true story ofForrest Tuckeras a jumping-off point, it’s clear he’s taking some liberties for the sake of good old fashioned storytelling – and that’s just fine. I find the tone of what’s on display here to be endearing – sure, Redford’s character is a criminal, and sure, he’s being pursued by lawman Casey Affleck. But none of that seems to really matter.
Instead,The Old Man and the Gunlooks like an excuse for Redford to turn on the charm one final time. And the scenes with Redford and co-star Sissy Spacek look as if they’re really going to pop. Spacek just delivered one of her best performances in recent years in this week’s episode ofCastle Rock, and there’s a real chemistry between her and Redford here.
I don’t know how serious Redford is about retiring, but if he is, this looks like a nice film to go out on. And Redford agrees. “Never say never, but I pretty well concluded that this would be it for me in terms of acting, and [I’ll] move towards retirement after this ‘cause I’ve been doing it since I was 21,” the actorsaid. “I thought, ‘Well, that’s enough.’ And why not go out with something that’s very upbeat and positive?”
The Old Man and the Gunwill play at the Toronto International Film Festival before openingSeptember 28, 2018.
