"Which makes his latest film, the crime comedy " Roofman," such a pleasant surprise. In telling the true story of Jeff Manchester, a prison escapee who hides out from the law in a toy store where he falls for one of the employees, Cianfrance exhibits his usual strengths - richly textured cinematography, attention to idiosyncratic nuance in the performances, editing patterns that reflect the rhythms of real life rather than narrative conventions - but applies them to a lighter piece of entertainment that's deep without being heavy."
"With "Roofman," Cianfrance opted for a slightly lighter direction while still telling a story with dark crime elements. Part of what makes "Roofman" such a fun ride is the style, as Cianfrance softens the visual edges to make the movie feel not just like a film that takes place in the early 2000s, but that was shot in the early 2000s."
Derek Cianfrance applies his signature emotionally textured filmmaking to Roofman, a lighter crime comedy based on Jeff Manchester, a prison escapee who hides in a toy store and falls for an employee. The film preserves richly textured cinematography, attention to idiosyncratic performance nuances, and editing rhythms that mirror real life rather than conventional narrative pacing. The visual palette is softened to evoke early-2000s production values and to create a Christmas-movie warmth. The tone channels 1970s Hal Ashby sensibilities: smart, funny, and warmly humane. The lighter approach was intentional, partly as a response to audience fatigue with darker material during the pandemic.
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