“To leave beautifully” - the film (2017), whose actors are very well chosen, is a new comedy designed for family viewing. There is a lot of good, good humor, and some jokes are designed for children, and others - for a more adult audience.
About the film
The film was released to the world on April 1, 2017, but in Russia the premiere was delayed (April 6) before the April Fool’s show. This is not a blockbuster, there are practically no action scenes or cool special effects. But a lot of good humor.
The jokes worked out very well, without unnecessary vulgarity or black humor, so it is equally interesting to both a children's audience and an adult. Given the fact that the film did not have a large budget, and the marketing expenses were also small, he managed to pay off at the box office. In many ways, the excellent script and the wonderful cast contributed to this.
"Get away beautifully": plot
This comedy has a fairly simple, straightforward plot, which, despite this, catches and drags the viewer. First of all, the attention of moviegoers is attracted neither by the plot, nor by special effects, but by the humor, which is on top here.
In the center of what is happening are three elderly men who have honestly worked at their factory all their lives and paid out a mortgage until they were old. But now, it would seem, all the troubles of the world have fallen on them ... Not only that, the protagonist does not have enough money to pay off the mortgage, the percentage of which has increased sharply, so all three friends are deprived of their legal pension.
What to do in such a hopeless situation? The characters of the Going in style picture, as the name of the tape sounds in the original, are decided on an adventurous step: they will rob the bank.
Not only is the situation itself quite absurd, because it is unlikely that in real life the old people will ever decide to take such a risky step, all of this is spiced up with a plentiful portion of good humor.
"To leave beautifully" (film, 2017): actors
Despite the fact that the picture had a relatively small budget by Hollywood standards, the creators of the film managed to assemble a truly stellar cast in their "brainchild". Starring in the movie “To Get Away Beautifully”: Michael Kane, Morgan Freeman and Alan Arkin. All three are very popular actors, on whose account a huge number of worthy films.
Michael Kane, known for films such as Interstellar, Prestige, and Batman: The Beginning, plays the role of Joe Harding, who became the main instigators of the robbery.
Morgan Freeman, in “Leaving Beautifully,” also plays one of the main roles, namely Willie Davis. Freeman is widely known for many films, he is rightly considered a cult actor. On his track record are such films as: “Escape from the Shawshank”, “Until he played in a box”, “Lucky Number Slevin” and many others.
As for Alan Arkin, who plays in the film by Albert Garner, he is also a rather eminent actor. In his professional piggy bank, such paintings as: "Gattaka" and "Edward Scissorhands."
In addition to them, Matt Dylan, Joey King, Christopher Lloyd and many other famous actors also played in the comedy. Some of them are considered to be legends of cinema, for example, K. Lloyd - the star of the cult for the whole world trilogy "Back to the Future".
Interesting Facts
Few people know that the 2017 Going in style film is a remake of the 1979 film entitled "Nice to Go," directed by Martin Brest.
An interesting fact is that on the eve of the robbery, Willie and Joe watch the movie "Dog Midday," whose heroes also commit bank robbery.
Three elderly friends (Willie, Joe and Albert) visit the same restaurant where the heroes of the movie "Goodfellas" (1990) from M. Scorsese went.
A tape is generally associated with a large number of interesting and entertaining facts. Moreover, representatives of various media were often interested in the premiere, since star cast was involved in it.
Reviews, box office
Despite the fact that the film was quite interesting, in the West it was taken quite critically. Viewers were unhappy that the plot of the film was too simple, and the events lacked dynamics. Due to the rather large number of negative reviews, the rating of the picture is not too high.
In Russia, the picture was received with great hospitality, and therefore the ratings are much higher. Perhaps the stellar cast had a strong influence on “our” viewer. In addition, Russian dubbing was just on top. The film did not become the premiere of the season in the Russian, and the world box office, therefore, it passed relatively unnoticed. It’s all the fault that the creators did not have a big budget for organizing a large-scale PR campaign.
Although the film was not well received by the public, and marketing was not aggressive, the film still managed to get a plus on the box office. With a budget of just $ 25 million, “Get Out Beautifully” (film, 2017), whose actors received small fees by Hollywood standards, managed to collect more than 82 million, thus paying off three times the initial investment.
Conclusion
“To leave beautifully” (film, 2017), whose actors have demonstrated a high level of professionalism, is a simple comedy tape, where there are no unexpected plot twists, cool action or deep philosophical thoughts, but there is a good acting game, great kind humor and the right message.
In general, this film is certainly suitable for family viewing. It is designed specifically for the family audience. The problem of American film critics who are too meticulous about the film is most likely that they are spoiled by modern blockbusters and can no longer perceive light, laid-back paintings for evening viewing in a warm circle of close people.