I did see the original 1979 "Going In Style" movie some years ago, and I remember enjoying it, one reason being that while it was officially a comedy, it had a serious edge to it that helped prevent it from becoming too cornball. It wasn't a surprise to me that the serious edge to this story was lessened in this remake - the majority of most modern day movies try to be feel-good exercises from start to end. The strange thing is that when this remake does try to be serious, it comes up with the best scenes in the movie. And the movie at its worse is when it tries to be real jokey and cornball. The movie does remain watchable, however, mainly due to the performances of the three lead actors, who are very likable and appealing. Also, I admit that I was never bored at any moment. All the same, if you have a choice between watching the original movie or this remake, I would suggest you watch the original... though there are definitely a lot of movies that are much worse than this okay remake.
Review of Going in Style
