‘The Old Man & the Gun’ Review: Redford’s Charming Final Role
In David Grann’s 2003?New Yorker?profile of bank robber Forrest Tucker, he?describes the moment prior to the charismatic 78-year-old was captured using a sheriff throughout a high-speed chase. “The white-haired figure barreling toward him has also been smiling, just like he were experiencing the showdown.” That a sense of joy?was as?characteristic to?Tucker as his knack for effortless heists and prison escapes. In David Lowery’s infectiously warm, funny, and endearing?The Old Man & the Gun, Robert Redford?
