This is another elderly man buddy movie, with a great cast of age appropriate actors who loose their company pension and decide upon a bank robbery as the most reasonable option for funding their lifestyle. I watched it on a plane when I was trying to get some sleep, so did not want a movie that was to complicated or too exciting, and this certainly fits that bill. There are a number of things about a bank robbery movie that has you rooting for the robbers that is not ideal, and this movie does not really overcome that obstacle. So while it is diversionary, the underlying issues that make three men in their 70's want to rob a bank are left largely untouched. I don't think that movies have to solve or even address every issue they bring up, but I enjoy the ones that do more, and this is not one of those.
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