'Going in Style' Review: Freeman, Arkin, and Caine still have so much to teach the younger generation!

6.7/10
 Directed by: Zach Braff

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Alan Arkin.

Freeman, Caine, and Arkin might have thee average age of 82, but they prove that they still have lots to teach the younger generation of actors about comedic timing, charm, and just simple on-screen camaraderie in this feel-good remake. Going in Style is a mix of the friendship chemistry in Ocean's Eleven and the morality behind the crime lesson in Hell or High Water (without the excessive violence). Sure, there's a cop -- in this case, an FBI agent played by Matt Dillon, who is a bit of a tool if you ask me -- but this isn't as much a cat-and-mouse crime thriller as it is a humorous look at how three wronged older men decide to take revenge on the company that ruined their retirement and make it right, not only just for them.

The three main characters just want to visit their children, have bad coffee and eat pie at there favourite diner, and finish paying off their mortgages. Arkin is a curmudgeonly delight as a bachelor who doesn't mind the concept of death, until finding love when he least expected it. Freeman is a sweet grandfather in renal failure who knows his days are limited. And Joe wants to ensure that his daughter and granddaughter can continue living in his house as long they need to.
I won't spoil what happens during or after the caper, but I will say that Braff does a great job by managing to keep the spirit of the original film while also making the story even more relevant and giving it the ending it deserves.