Going in Style

“Director Brest does a great job with a sensitive subject, drawing fine performances from everyone.”

Staff (Not Credited), TV Guide Magazine · 80

“The integrity of his performance overcomes the formlessness of the narration, turning this loose study into something solid and affecting.”

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader · 75

“The plot gives Brest a structure on which to build a minor, gentle, subtle miracle; he uses the hackneyed plot as the foundation for a restrained monument to the dreams of the elderly. Going in Style has many of the simple but considerable virtues of Best Boy - the epiphanies may be diminutive, but they linger. [27 Dec 1979]”

Jay Scott, The Globe and Mail (Toronto) · 75

“A trio of contrasting personalities, the veterans bring both a mischievous wit and a sense of subdued anger to a familiar comic plotline, and the film achieves a rare balance of laughter and compassion.”

Staff (Not Credited), Time Out · 70

“It doesn't try to knock your socks off. But if quiet integrity and grave charm count for anything, Brest has made an important debut. [14 Jan 1980, p.86]”