Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum) is the “Roofman” burglar. After being sentenced to decades in prison for robbing multiple McDonald’s stores Jeffrey escapes prison and hides out in a Toys R Us store. Only to find himself falling in love with a member of staff named Leigh (Kirsten Dunst). Roofman is an extraordinary based on true … Continue reading Roofman
The story of how Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams) fall in and out of love. Cross-cutting the couple's tender beginnings with their bitter ending. Completing my double bill of Ryan Gosling characters falling in and out of love I watched 2010’s Blue Valentine. A much more gritty and contemporary love story compared to … Continue reading Blue Valentine
The Place Beyond The Pines tells three separate but connected stories about fathers and sons and the legacy that one leaves for the other. Luke (Ryan Gosling) is a motorcycle stunt rider travelling across the U.S. with a carnival. A fling with Romina (Eva Mendes) leads to him becoming a father, something he will only … Continue reading The Place Beyond The Pines
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