"Going in style" is beautiful, funny, exciting, emotional and sad, a film of many layers and slick style carried by three main characters, all masters of the trade. George Burns is the main driving force of the movie, and it's really hard to believe that he was 83 when the movie was made. He acts like he was 50 years younger, and unpretentious, but bravura acting by him, Strasberg and Carney is greatly helped by witty dialog,and great directing by Martin Brest, who also wrote this gem, a simple story with a heart. Everything in this movie is done brilliantly, and the plot is worked out the way it should. Brest is actors director, who knows how to maximize on what he's got. He scored this high once more, with "Midnight Run", made some other decent movies, but "Going in style" is special in every way.
It's a pity that "Going in style" came out the same year as "Kramer vs. Kramer", "Hair" and "Breaking Away", it deserved many awards for it's principal characters, but it passed almost unnoticed. This film is not getting better, with time, IT STAYS GREAT. Excellent, a must see.
It's a pity that "Going in style" came out the same year as "Kramer vs. Kramer", "Hair" and "Breaking Away", it deserved many awards for it's principal characters, but it passed almost unnoticed. This film is not getting better, with time, IT STAYS GREAT. Excellent, a must see.