Robbery (2019)

Writer/director Corey Stanton crafts a lovely little indie, even if it feels a little too indie at times. His tale of a son who learns the craft of burglary from his father who is suffering from dementia hits all the right notes of tangled crime caper full of twists and touching family to pull at the heart strings. The earnest cast pulls it off despite sometimes feeling like a cast of actors more than the actual characters they are playing. But in the end the deficiencies are overcome with a very satisfying story.

Robbery often feels shoe string, with sets sometimes looking like a back room dressed differently for each scene and angle. But what makes it work is the gut punch of a story which travels through anger and revenge into finding a fairly honest place of forgiveness. I was worried as the film meandered towards its conclusion it would feel a bit hokey but it never quite did, instead delivering a satisfying and convincing look at redemption.

Robbery
Starring: Art Hindle, Jeremy Ferdman, Sera-Lys McArther, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Jennifer Dale
Writer/Director: Corey Stanton