vinguson

Roofman

A kind-hearted criminal, hmm I'm confused about how to judge this, because on the one hand he doesn't deserve that punishment, on the other hand the victim will definitely lose and law is law. At first I thought it was a heist comedy movie, but it turned out to be a biopic, it's fun though but too much drama.

Mattcha_97

Roofman

I MISS MY HEELYS😭 Maybe it’s bc I’m a girldad myself, or maybe I just love Channing Tatum, but this was sooo my jam! It balances the comedy and tragic elements very well, I found myself crying during a few scenes but also laughing my ass off at others. I was rooting for Roofman the whole time, despite his flaws, he really was just a victim of circumstance who made some bad decisions, but ultimately his intentions were always good. Always glad to see Lakeith Stanfield, even if he didn’t get a lot of screen time. Absolutely wild that this is a true story, but even more so that Channing Tatum’s character’s name is ACTUALLY Jeff lol. Intrusive thought: getting $300 for 30 games ($10 a pop) at a pawn shop is crazy work bc now you’d be lucky to get $30 total

bartmanbilly

Roofman

83/100 Check out my 2025 ranked - https://boxd.it/Fn1G4 Last year, I had Roofman as one of my most anticipated films for 2025. I just knew Channing Tatum was there and read something and thought this could be good. 2025 was not a year I thought would be that good so I thought this would easily be a highlight. I didn’t know Derek Cianfrance directed it because if I did, I’d have it higher in the list. Also having watched “I Know This Much Is True” last month, my appreciation for that man has grown even higher to the point that he’s one of the four favourite directors working right now, he conveys pain and just every real emotion unlike any other director I’ve seen. Every project of his is unique, not something exceptional in terms of plot or flair; it’s just raw emotion. His work makes me feel things and that is all I go into a film for. Now for Roofman, I think this might be Channing Tatum’s best work yet, I haven’t seen much of him outside comedy but he’s really great here, he’s smart, kind, approachable like his usual self but he’s also in pain, he’s doing things that he wishes he didn’t have to do and that’s essentially the essence of our real life character in Jeffrey Manchester. I haven’t done my research but I believe from all the things they said in the credits and throughout the film about this man, he portrayed him and his state of mind as best as could be done. “You the smartest dumb nigga I ever known.” “Ugly ass Brad Pitt!” Not many profound lines here but I found these funny although that first line really just represents Jeffrey, he was exactly that and this film answers why he was like that. He’s a family man, all he wanted was to be around a kind woman with some lovely girls, he touched the hearts of those he interacted with and I believe that makes him so much more than a mere criminal. This film is proof that not all criminals are bad people. There are so many out there who just do things out of desperation because they could not succeed at something that would give them a societal standing, they could not live up to those around them. The desire for love and affection is why he got caught and that’s also why he tried to escape multiple times. I don’t even know that many people but I can tell for a fact that there are millions of people out there who haven’t done anything “illegal” but are truly horrible people so where does that leave us? So we’d rather share a free world with someone like Jeffrey who never hurt anyone out of spite other than large corporations (didn’t really hurt them but fuck them anyway) and is genuinely good guy or the millions of people who inflict psychological damage to others kinda like Peter Dinklage as a boss here, he’s a bad person but he didn’t do the crime at hand here. Of course I’m talking about people much worse than that. Unfortunately though, there’s this cap to real life adaptations because while life can be really exciting like this man’s was, it doesn’t quite transcend to a 2 hour film. There’s a cap to how much you could convey and just keeping the audience engaged in something that’s really quite innocent, heartbreaking but innocent. Great performances from Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst with a nice homage in the credits but that’s about it really. It’s a grounded film about a good person trying to do good things but fucking up every now and then in order to do those good things. And although this is Derek’s most underwhelming project so far (at least by his standards), I had a good time and that’s what counts.

lucas

Roofman

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