Stand Up Guys
“They don't make 'em like they used to.”
After serving 28 years in prison for accidentally killing the son of a crime boss, newly paroled gangster Val reunites with his former partners in crime, Doc and Hirsch, for a night on the town. As the three men revisit old haunts, reflect on their glory days and try to make up for lost time, one wrestles with a terrible quandary: Doc has orders to kill Val, and time is running out for him to figure out a way out of his dilemma.
This film feels like a bittersweet, defiant last hurrah for old friends. It's a nostalgic journey through a night of camaraderie and reflection, punctuated by a simmering tension and a dark moral dilemma. Expect a blend of grizzled humor and melancholic contemplation on loyalty, aging, and the weight of past choices.
