This is one of those case where we’re not so much getting a film as we’re getting a retirement gift to one of Hollywood’s longest running leading men. And certainly, as a celebration of Robert Redford’s considerable charms, this does the job well. Playing a bank robber whose repeated thefts see him living his life largely on the run, his entanglement with a woman of roughly his age (played by Sissy Spacek) asks the question whether he can really keep on running.
The chemistry between Redford and Spacek is off the charts, and is the prime reason to see this. There’s some good work in the supporting cast as well (Casey Affleck as the cop on his trail, Tom Waits and Danny Glover as two gang members), but the warmth and joy that exists between Spacek and Redford is the prime reason to see this. There’s little that’s particularly surprising, and it’s another “based on a true story” where the content of the story is more an anecdote than a full narrative, and in many ways this is an exercise that gets by on pure charm, nostalgia, our affection for the leads and some decently nostalgic cinematography. But if it’s a comfortable pair of socks of a movie, it’s at least a good pair of socks to be in.
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