FILM
ROOFMAN
CHANNING TATUM CAN QUOTE YOU FOR GUTTERING REPAIRS
A tall drink of water.
★★★★
OUT 17 OCTOBER / CERT TBC / 126 MINS
DIRECTOR Derek Cianfrance
CAST Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Peter Dinklage, LaKeith Stanfield, Juno Temple
PLOT After robbing multiple branches of McDonald’s by breaking in through the roof, Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum) escapes prison and hides in a Toys R Us store.
STRANGER THAN FICTION. That’s the phrase that springs to mind when thinking of the true story behind Derek Cianfrance’s Roofman — that of army veteran Jeffrey Manchester (played by Channing Tatum), who committed a spree of robberies through the late ’90s and early ’00s by hacking into the roofs of over 40 McDonald’s restaurants, went to prison, escaped by stowing under a truck, and hid in a North Carolina Toys R Us store for months. An unbelievable crime caper with a compelling central character, it provides fertile ground for a gritty but heartfelt big-screen adventure.