Pasha's Film Reviews Etc.

7/10 Willie, Joe and Albert are Brooklyn seniors and down on their luck. Their pensions have been cancelled, the mortgages are in arrears and it's about time to do something about it. How about robbing a bank? Testing their skills on the local supermarket and failing miserably, our trio employs a professional criminal adviser. Will our oldies be able to rob a bank and get away with it? The world had moved on and it’s enough to see Michael Caine (84), Morgan Freeman (79) and Alan Arkin (83) to realize that the old age is not what it used to be. These "youngsters" are more than capable of robbing a bank, but as we are in the realm of a Hollywood comedy we get a few funny gags, light thrills and a couple of sentimental moments that are enough to makes us feel a little bit better about ourselves and the world in general. The senior stars milk their charisma and status to the fullest and there is nothing wrong with that. The first time director and a full ti

4/10 J ean ( Gerard Depardieu) and Bruno (Benoit Poelvoorde) are father and son farmers who don't quite see eye to eye. Bruno's life revolves around drinking and picking up girls (while drunk) with a very low success rate. Jean only thinks about the family business and is worried about the future of his son. Will a road trip to the vineyards fix the shattered relationship between father and son? A series of hilarious situations they find themselves in ensures the trip is never boring. This road trip buddy comedy is in a genre of its own. Putting the leading French comedians into a limousine and sending them around provincial France is a great idea, but it misfires spectacularly. The film struggles to find its focus and is really a collection of comedic episodes that don't always gel. The audience in the theatre was laughing but there were a few moments so embarrassing that I felt like turning away from the screen. Benoit Poelvoorde carries this film alon