<em>The Old Man & the Gun </em>Is a Charming Swan Song for Robert Redford
David Lowery’s new film features the legendary star as an over-the-hill bank robber.
by David Sims
Sep 26, 2018
3 minutes
The director Jean-Luc Godard once famously quipped that “all you need for a movie is a gun and a girl.”David Lowery’s new film, ,keeps the weapon, which mostly sits unused in the protagonist’s jacket pocket, but, as the movie’s title suggests, subs in an old man (Robert Redford) for good measure. Now 82, Redford might be a little slower on his feet, but he’s a Hollywood icon for a reason. Lowery’s film is an easy-breezy celebration of his final on-camera role.
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