WBZ's Jordan Rich takes a look at this crime film starring Channing Tatum, based on a real-life spree robber.
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Episode Transcript
Welcome to now streaming with Jordan Like what if I
made different choices? That's a clip from Roofman, starring Channing
Tatum as Jeffrey Manchester, a former army vet who in
the nineteen nineties spent at least a couple of years
breaking into fast food franchises, making his way in through
the roof He's finally caught, charged and sentenced. What you
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should know that this movie based on an actual story
seems totally absurd and unlikely, but I couldn't help feeling
empathy for this burglar who in the film takes the
stealing to improve the lot of his family. He manages
to escape from prison, and that's where it really gets interesting.
As he spends six months hiding out in a recessed
ceiling structure in a Toys r US store. He actually
develops a relationship with one of the employees played by
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Kirsten Dunst, and along with many of the absurd situations
he finds himself in, you end up rooting for this
character who never physically looks to hurt anyone. An unbelievable
story that I think you'll find entertaining. Roofman that's not
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