[TV]
THE OLD MAN
Jeff Bridges didn’t take too kindly to being called an old man.
★★★★ OUT NOW (DISNEY+) / EPISODES VIEWED 7 OF 7
SHOWRUNNER Jonathan E. Steinberg
CAST Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, Alia Shawkat, Amy Brenneman
PLOT Ever since Dan Chase (Bridges) absconded from the CIA decades ago he has been living off the grid. When an assassin tries to kill him, the ageing operative realises that to ensure his future he now must reconcile his past — which includes a reckoning with his closest family.
PLENTY OF VETERAN actors have pivoted to become out-and-out action stars in their later years, and The Old Man sees Jeff Bridges join the likes of Liam Neeson and Bob Odenkirk among the ranks of geriaction heroes. He’s certainly had his moments in the past (True Grit, Blown Away, Iron Man), but The Old Man takes Bridges’ hard-man credentials to an entirely new level.