Slow paced, unbelievable plot and surprisingly weak performances by all. Don't waste your time.

In his long row of successes like Brubaker, Sneakers, The Last Castle, Spy Game and many more, Robert Redford both produces, directs and stars a rousing movie with the exact right combination of action and quiet scenes, giving the watcher a steady feeling of not wanting to miss a single moment. Another point is the successful use of old and very old great actors up to the age of 76. Bravo! The only error that keep the movie from getting 10 stars is the cast of Shia LaBeouf as digging journalist with absolutely no mimic: Looking like a 14-year old student he seems like trying to act like Dustin Hoffmann in The Graduate or All the President's Men, but continuously he reveals the mismatch between the figure and the actor. There is a growing suspicion that he was casted because of his ethnicity.

The biggest problem with the movie is that the reporter role seems forced and he's just not that interesting compared to the others. The time spent on his obnoxious sleuthing might have been better spent on developing Mimi's character. Redford and Christie seemed to have no chemistry in their eventual meet up scene. They don't interact so much as they spout plot points and backstory at each other in the cabin, and there seems to be nowhere near enough desperation in Redford, who is ostensibly a parent on the verge of never again seeing his daughter. Susan Sarandon's character could also have been fascinating - it's her somewhat inexplicable desire to surrender that sets the whole story off after all. Her motivations might have been better developed than simple and somewhat pointless exposition to a random reporter. And why would the FBI decide to let her give an interview in the first place? How does it benefit them in any way? Overall, it seems like the journalist angle felt shoehorned in to artificially add mystery. Remove all of that, and there could have been brilliantly powerful scenes depicting their struggles between their idealism and their wizened reality.

I missed this when it first came out. It never made the theaters in my area. It wasn't well-publicized so I passed over it at the video store. I wish someone would have recommended this to me. This is better than you would expect. The cast is UNBELIEVABLE!! So many good actors who have aged and fit the characters of 1970s underground terrorists perfectly. Robert Redford's directing has always had a bit of heavy drama that isn't necessary, but for the most part this is a very good political thriller in the vein of "All The President's Men" set in modern times.Basic plot: Redford is a well-respected, recently-widowed attorney in New York with a young daughter. A woman is arrested in a nearby town for a bank robbery from 30 years prior and went underground with several other players from that era - including Redford. Suddenly, a tenacious young reporter starts tracking the story and ends up opening a can of worms where domino upon domino falls pushing Redford into hiding and ultimately into revealing a past he might wish had stayed hidden.The acting is first-rate by all involved. I think Redford is really too old to have an 11yo daughter, but that is minor in the scope of the story. The political cat-and-mouse game between the underground members who can't even trust each other at this late date, the dogged FBI who have never stopped looking for them, and the ever-present reporter create a whirlwind of intrigue of "did he/didn't he" until all the pieces start falling into place. The story bobs and weaves through several venues and gives a believability to how difficult it must be to live on the lamb for most of your life. Once you create a family and want to settle down into normalcy must be such a weight and would be heartbreaking to see it blown apart for past transgressions.Kudos to all the actors who were willing to go on screen past their glory years. It added an element of realism we don't get much anymore in today's glamourized Hollywood blockbusters with all the pretty people. This is one I am very thankful I picked up. I will be recommending it to my friends as a good story to keep your interest until the very end. It is well worth your time.