Roofman
Based on actual events. And terrible decisions.
A former Army Ranger and struggling father turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname 'Roofman'. After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, surviving undetected while planning his next move. But when he falls for a divorced mom drawn to his undeniable charm, his double life begins to unravel, setting off a compelling and suspenseful game of cat and mouse as his past closes in.
Wokeness: 0%
Overall Score: 70%
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Slow pacing in the last half
Spoiler free. Roofman is a good film. The pacing kind of slows towards the end, and we get a life lesson, albeit a light lesson we likely saw coming. From the looks of it, the movie follows pretty closely to the real life story without injecting any modern nonsense into the story. That's cool. There's quite a long man-butt scene with Channing Tatum. If I looked like Channing Tatum I'd head to the grocery store naked. I think he's a cool-ass actor. Go ahead and watch the film and credits for the film. It turns out to be a slightly feel-good movie, unless of course, you're going to absolutely hold it against Channing for the gun wielding robberies.
Created: 11-13-2025
Another "root for the bad-guy" movie
The reality is, if a guy points a gun at people to take what doesn't belong to him, he's a bad guy and shouldn't be celebrated. That is, except in movies like this one.
No woke, unless you count a mixed-race marriage. I don't count that as woke unless it comes with an agenda. It's just incidental in this one.
Truth is stranger than fiction. You would have to be pedantic to find the differences between this movie and the actual events. I'm amazed at how closely they followed the true story. Leigh didn't work at the Toys'R'Us store and his makeshift room was actually in the vacant Circuit City space next door. That's not a lot of differences.
Created: 12-18-2025
