I need to revise my list of favorite films after seeing this. I think I always assumed that this was a cutesy comedy about old guys robbing a bank and having comical old man complications. It's not exactly that. It's mostly a drama, though there are laughs, of course.

The three leads, George Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg are all well-defined, exceptionally real characters. The casting is perfect in every detail - including Carney's nephew and family - who…