'Roofman' Review

Not all of my reviews are this short, but as I get older, I’m learning that there’s somewhat of a beauty to brevity in things; the ability to say something meaningful with fewer words. So, like one of my favorite pop stars, I’m going to keep this one short n’ sweet.

I’ve always wondered what it took to be a good person, and it seems that Channing Tatum’s character in Roofman was wondering the same thing.

Now, it’s always hard to criticize movies that are based on real events, since you can’t exactly critique the substance of an event that occured, just the delivery and presentation of the story. 

This film was incredibly well done. I am not quite familiar with much of the director, Derek Cianfrance’s, work outside of “Blue Valentine,” but found this movie to be very enjoyable. It’s hard for a film to keep you entranced from beginning to end, but this film succeeded in that.

I particularly loved the two leads, Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst. I grew up thinking Channing Tatum was just a hot guy, which, don’t get me wrong, he totally is. But films like this one really show how great his acting skills are, particularly when it comes to more emotionally charged scenes. I also thought Kirsten Dunst was brilliant in this. Outside of her acting skills, not particularly relevant to the review, but after growing up watching her in Spider-Man, I think she has aged beautifully. I hope to only look as great as her when I’m in my early 40’s.

I definitely say this after almost every review that I do, but check this one out while it is still in theaters. It’s a fun one.