The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Aug. 1, unless otherwise noted: Going in Style (Blu-ray + DVD + digital) Details: 2017, Warner Home Video Rated: PG-13, drug use, language, suggestive material The lowdown: Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin star in this updated reboot of the 1979 movie that starred George Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg. In the original, the trio rob a bank simply to relieve their boredom. A touch of social injustice has been added to the remake that finds our elderly retirees decide to rob the bank that took their money after their pension funds became a corporate casualty. Despite its stellar cast, this version plays it too safe, going for predictable laughs with Freeman, Caine and Arkin rising above the standard material. The movie did not impress critics, who gave it a 46 percent positive rating at Rottentomatoes.com.
New to View: Aug. 1
New to View: Aug. 1
New to View: Aug. 1
The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Aug. 1, unless otherwise noted: Going in Style (Blu-ray + DVD + digital) Details: 2017, Warner Home Video Rated: PG-13, drug use, language, suggestive material The lowdown: Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin star in this updated reboot of the 1979 movie that starred George Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg. In the original, the trio rob a bank simply to relieve their boredom. A touch of social injustice has been added to the remake that finds our elderly retirees decide to rob the bank that took their money after their pension funds became a corporate casualty. Despite its stellar cast, this version plays it too safe, going for predictable laughs with Freeman, Caine and Arkin rising above the standard material. The movie did not impress critics, who gave it a 46 percent positive rating at Rottentomatoes.com.