Going in Style (2017)
Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.
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Sorry, this movie sucks
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Please don't spend money on this.
How sad is this?
So today I'm feeling sorry for myself have just left hospital. Being in pain I wanted to be entertained as a distraction. This movie hit the spot. It has pulled together a Stella veteran cast. There was more talent on the screen than you could poke a stick at. The characters brought out the emotional turmoil that placed them in a situation where they were desperate. While a comedy, it raised questions of why the vulnerable are oppressed by banks, business and society and why in western societies we can not care for our elderly with dignity.
Going In Style was a film that stood out for me because of the enjoyable atmosphere within the film created by the three protagonists that face problems in life but retain their positive attitudes and sense of humour throughout.The story line plays really well throughout the film, with comedy elements placed throughout. The positive spirit of the film maintains a bright atmosphere all the way through the film, and then finishes the story on a happy ending.
Compared to this, the 1979 original is Shakespeare. This remake is an embarrassment for all concerned. Four icons of acting entertainment wasted, and made to look idiotic for our amusement. Not even sure why they called it "Going in Style" when they could have named it "Four Morons End Their Careers in the Toilet." Arkin is a crank. Caine is just walks through his lines. Freeman is tap dancing as we throw nickels. Ann-Margret is trying to be a 25 yr-old minx yet again. I cringed from the supermarket robbery onward. No sane person would rob a store where they go every week to shop. There is no reason to write more here as it just gets worse and worse. Go watch the original and see how it should be done!
All these films and tv shows that are making reference to the corruption, greed & illegal and immoral actions of the wall st banks & corporations, are a great start. Through movies like this, people are starting to realise that most of humanity is on the side of the normal people; the challenge is to find a leader who will lay down the law rather than have dinner and get a cut of the profits from the 1%. Unfortunately this film does not explore very far. In true American individualistic culture, the mentality seems to be that if the rich are going to steal and get away with it, then we may as well do the same. In some ways this is only a parody, but what is said always contains the feelings ideas & opinions of creators, at least to some degree. We need a spreading of wisdom. Does democracy mean that corporations and the extreme rich are free to keep all they have even when others go without the basics of food, clothing, water, medicine? Democracy when all humans on this planet has a voice, will call for a major overhaul: that the basic necessities of life be provided to all, not just to those who have $ in the bank. It is a good start though. Hopefully it will get people thinking. Robbing banks is not the solution. People struggling while corporations post bigger & bigger profits is not the solution. So then we start to think about how all people on earth have a voice to demand that all basics be provided for by government & those individuals & corporations with extreme wealth.