Going in Style: Original vs Remake - 1979 Vs 2017

The Deja Review · Jun 7, 2025 · 39m

🎬 Going in Style — Original vs Remake

Three older friends decide that retirement could use one final criminal adventure.

Mart and Trev compare the bittersweet 1979 original with the 2017 remake, looking at the central trio, humour, heart and how the later film reshapes the reason behind the robbery.

🎬 ORIGINAL: Going in Style (1979)

🎬 REMAKE: Going in Style (2017)

Starring:

George Burns, Art Carney, Lee Strasberg

Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin

Directed by:

Martin Brest / Zach Braff

Which version wins?

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