Video review: The Sundance Kid rides again in 'The Old Man and the Gun'

January 12, 2019 at 6:27AM
Sissy Spacek and Robert Redford in "The Old Man and the Gun."
Sissy Spacek and Robert Redford in "The Old Man and the Gun." (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

As an elderly bank robber with a twinkle in his eye, Robert Redford plays to all his still-formidable strengths in "The Old Man and the Gun" (⋆⋆½, PG-13) — subtlety, effortless charisma and looks that, though craggier and more weathered, are still irresistible. A gentle, low-key ode to freedom, mischief and staying young, the film lights up whenever Sissy Spacek is on screen, playing a kindhearted rancher whom Redford's character engages in a shy, teasingly endearing flirtation.

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