Description

This week Sidey watched Roof Man on a flight—and it turned out to be a surprisingly breezy true-crime oddity: part heist caper, part rom-com, all built around one ridiculous (but real) idea.

What it’s about

Channing Tatum plays Jeffrey Manchester, a struggling Army vet and dad who turns his “situational awareness” into a criminal superpower. His method is brutally simple: hammer through roofs, drop in overnight, hit fast-food joints for cash, vanish. After dozens of robberies he finally gets caught—then pulls off a genuinely wild prison escape and goes to ground in the last place you’d expect… a Toys “R” Us.

What we talked about

• The appeal (and absurdity) of the “roof entry” MO—and why it’s terrifying in real life
• The prison escape: routine, observation, and one perfectly timed delivery run
• Living in plain sight: how the Toys “R” Us hideout becomes a weird little home base
• The moral wobble: the film frames him as charming, but these are still violent, traumatic crimes
• The Kirsten Dunst factor: why she works here, and how the romance complicates everything
• Why it’s a great “plane movie”: short, watchable, and doesn’t outstay its welcome

Verdict

A light, easy watch with solid performances and a bizarre true-story hook—even if the tone sometimes smooths over how grim the real-world version would feel. Strong recommend if you want something fun-adjacent and fast-moving (especially at 30,000 feet).

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