The recent rise of gray-haired studio fare like The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Grudge Match, and Philomena has pretty much ensured a proliferation of indies about aging boomers.
Thus we have the release of Old Goats, a sporadically amusing comedy about three retirees struggling to find meaningful ways to spend the rest of their lives. Britt, Bob, and Dave aren't as cranky as the film's title makes them sound. Played by first-time actors Britton Crosley, Bob Burkholder, and David Vander Wal, respectively, they're simply afraid of trying anything new, and of being captive to that neophobia.
Dave is our guide to his friends.
To his left is Bob, a grizzled gnome with shaky hands who's trying to sell a book about his life, which include...
Thus we have the release of Old Goats, a sporadically amusing comedy about three retirees struggling to find meaningful ways to spend the rest of their lives. Britt, Bob, and Dave aren't as cranky as the film's title makes them sound. Played by first-time actors Britton Crosley, Bob Burkholder, and David Vander Wal, respectively, they're simply afraid of trying anything new, and of being captive to that neophobia.
Dave is our guide to his friends.
To his left is Bob, a grizzled gnome with shaky hands who's trying to sell a book about his life, which include...
- 1/22/2014
- Village Voice
An antidote to the steady stream of movies about aimless twenty-somethings, Old Goats revolves around a trio of older gentlemen dealing with issues that never go away: the fear of commitment and intimacy, the yearning for an adventurous life, and the desire for love and friendship. Enacted with amateur brio by Britton Crosley, Bob Burkholder, and David VanderWal, the trio, conveniently named Britt, Bob, and Dave, are at different stages of retirement life. Dave has been retired for about six months; he has a lovely wife and a beautiful home, but he has not yet adjusted to retirement. He becomes friends with Bob, who is quite a bit older but is still feisty and energetic and busy; in addition to various volunteer activities, he also...
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- 1/22/2014
- Screen Anarchy
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