Roofman | Film Review

 

After escaping from prison, Jeffery (Channing Tatum) breaks into a Toys R Us and finds a way to live there for months in secret. But when he falls for employee and single mother Leigh (Kirsten Dunst), his secret becomes compromised.

I'd heard really good things about this film, so it was the first one I watched once the Oscars were over.

And I agree with all the good things, I liked this movie more than I initially thought I would.

Your impression of the film is entirely based on how you feel about Jeffery as a character, and I loved him. I found him really endearing and fun to watch. You can really root for him.

The opening scene sets the tone of the whole film really well, particularly when it comes to the humour.

Despite the subject, the film has an overtone of joy and whimsy, and that makes it such a great watch. You can forget the characters' pasts, forget what might happen to them in the future, and just focus on the present.

It took a really interesting direction. It's based on a true story, and while I don't know how close it is to the truth, having the character fall in love in the midst of everything else going on felt so unique and completely changed where things could have ended up. It gave the audience more to focus on and root for, not to mention the characters are great together.

Tatum and Dunst have great chemistry and play a believable couple. They both played their characters completely authentically.

The build-up of tension as we get towards the ending is great, you're on the edge of your seat wondering how this will all work out. As someone who didn't know how the real story ended, it definitely felt like there were a few ways this could have gone.

And the use of real footage at the end was perfect and really tied everything together.

Overall I really liked this movie - it's as good as all the reviews say and it's definitely one I'd recommend!

8/10