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Roofman

“Roofman” is a 2025 biopic crime/comedy starring Channing Tatum (21 Jump Street), LaKeith Stanfield (The Harder They Fall), Kristen Dunst (Spider-Man), and Peter Dinklage (Elf).

“Roofman” is based off the true story of Jeffery Manchester who robs over 40 Mcdonalds by going in through the roofs at night before eventually getting caught. He later breaks out of prison and hides out by living in a Toys “R” Us for nearly 6 months. While in hiding he ventures out into the community during the day and gets romantically involved with one of the Toys “R” Us employees.

This one looked like it would be pretty good, it has a star-studded cast. I love Channing Tatum, I find him hilarious, and this movie looked like it would be nothing short of that. Really cool thing too, is that it’s based on a true story, that someone really did this. I found it to be one those films where all the best parts you already see in the previews. Where it looked like it would be really funny, it just wasn’t. It’s not a bad watch, it has some pretty good parts, and it’s interesting. It’s just slower and a little bit of a let down from what I was expecting. One of the best parts is the credit scenes where they show actual footage and interviews regarding the real roofman. I give it a 6.5/10.

The Photograph

I typically break up my reviews in three parts, the synopsis of the movie, the cast, and lastly my thoughts on the movie. This time I’m just going to jump right in. ‘The Photograph’ has a great cast, Issa Rae (Little), Lakeith Stanfield (Sorry to Bother You. Knives Out), Rob Morgan (Just Mercy.), and Lil Rel Howery (Get Out. Uncle Drew). So with such a great cast, it’s a shame this movie falls flat, and it falls hard. It feels about ten hours long, the plot is uninspiring, and doesn’t develop what so ever. Literally it’s watching a movie of nothing happening. When the film ended everyone in the theater just sat there in silence. An older man stood up and declared “I didn’t fall asleep”. Once we were walking out, we passed two women. The one turns to the other and said “Oh my God what was that.” I really wanted to like this movie. I’m a fan of Lil Rel, he is hilarious, and Lakeith Stanfield is a great actor. Unfortunately I’m going to have to give ‘The Photograph’ a hard pass. It is a terrible film and probably will go down as the worst movie of 2020. I’m giving it a 2/10.