A geriatric Dog Day Afternoon, as three penniless septuagenarian flatmates decide on a whim to find some excitement robbing a bank. Because they're played by the brilliant George Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg the movie is a delight: gentle, slow, poignant and funny. And beautifully directed by Midnight Run's Martin Brest.

The movie is funny because you see older people doing things you would not expect to see old people do like rob a bank or do things just unexpectedly.The movie has a good ending because they gave the money to people who needed it and the last robber after all his friends had died he spent the rest of his life in jail with people rather living alone.

GOING IN STYLE, 1979, was a classic when it first arrived and it remains a classic today, despite Hollywood's failed attempt to relaunch it with some changed script. GOING IN STYLE, 1979 is full of unexpected twists and plenty of real emotion, as felt by the three geriatrics. A great movie for all/family to enjoy as three veterans show us how acting can be accomplished.

Funny and a bit poignant story about 3 elder men bored of their monotonous lives, who decide to rob a bank. Great performances and funny moments ensue.

A charming & charismatic comedy about three seniors that plan to rob a bank due to lack of excitement in their own lives.Although the film has some great scenes that are quite funny it's the tender moments of the film that are the most memorable.It's interesting as the spend all the money you begin to see what's important to them, a fantastic blend of Comedy & Drama. A great little film....

Three old men, tired of the same daily routine decide to rob a bank in this intelligent comedy.

A great American existential comedy.

Writer/Director Martin Brest had a really good track record as a director, but sadly has a rather short filmography. This was his second film, which he followed with "Beverly Hills Cop," "Midnight Run" and "Scent of a Woman." His last film was the notorious flop "Gigli" which Brest battle the studio on and the film extensively changed form his original version. Re-watching this early film of his, I'm really wanting to see a new film from him. Telling the unusual comic crime story about a group of three elderly men, George Burns, Art Carney, and Lee Strasberg, deciding to become bank robbers. I think what distinguishes Breast crime comedies from other inferior ones is that he always invests time to character development. There are plenty of examples where comic crime films are merely funny or clever (i.e. "Oceans 11," "My Blue Heaven," "Get Shorty" or even "Raising Arizona") but there are far fewer with well defined characters who the audience genuinely care about (i.e. "Bottle Rocket" or "The Sting") who are not broad comic characters. But in addition to Breast, a huge amount of credit need to go to Burns, Carney and Strasberg, who all give believable, touching and also quite funny performances. Look fast for Mark Margolis plays a prison guard.

An underrated movie (in terms of having never seen it mentioned anywhere), anchored by George Burns' lead performance. Not a funny "ha-ha" movie, but an affable and entertaining movie.

A masterful comedy that's also a touching portrait of old age--Bittersweet!!

I think this movie is worth watching . This movie has 3 great actors .

This is a great movie, timeless. More people need to see it!

Having considered the odds, three old people decide to rob a bank. According to their cool consideration, it's a win-win decision, as their life, they gather, can't get much worse, even a transfer to a prison would give them a major financial boost. So, they return from the first bank they picked with ample 15 thousand dollars or so and let themselves do things they thought they never could, passing out one after another, happy and dignified. A light optimistic comedy, apparently, with a touch of sadness.

Anyway, let's enjoy rest of my life....if it's hard or not.

This is a fun little film. The story is fun (as the synopsis above tells) but I'd say it's about relationships.