The role of career criminal Forrest Tucker isn’t an overly challenging one. Redford doesnt get any Oscar worth scenes. Instead its just an chance for him to be, to inhabit this character. A man nearing the end of his life, having made the choices he did and living with the consequences as best he can. There is something just satisfying about watching him make a connection at this stage of life and wrestle with how to integrate that into who he is.
Part of what makes this interesting is the way he interacts with those he comes across in this period; Sissy Spacey’s character, a woman also in the final chapters of her story figuring out how she is going to choose to life them, and Casey Affleck family man cop, trying to do the best he can for his career and his family. Tucker presents an interesting challenge for him and his morality.
The film doesn’t attempt to create any grand life lessons or even a climactic tragic moment. Instead it focuses on the little moments in these people’s lives. And in doing so it creates something.lovely. I dont have any idea just how close to true this based on true events sort of story is and I honestly don’t care. What I got out of it was about finding purpose and direction in a life that doesn’t always go how you think.
And to Redfrod, if this is the last role we see him it, it has been a real pleasure watching you all these years.
The Old Man & the Gun
Starring: Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Tika Sumpter, Tom Waits
Writer/Director: David Lowery
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