"But Jeffrey Manchester, the robber known as "Roofman," made headlines for being unusually polite when he executed his misdeeds. After he surprised McDonald's employees by dropping in through the roof-hence his nickname-and holding them at gunpoint, he gently reminded one of them to breathe while they collected cash. Before he locked them in the walk-in refrigerator, he made sure that they had coats to wear so they'd be comfortable in the cold."
"It begins in 2004, with Jeffrey landing in prison-only to escape shortly afterward and find shelter inside a Toys "R" Us. The ensuing series of events incorporate elements of romance and melodrama with farce and action. Anxious to reunite with his estranged family, he ventures outdoors under a false identity; he ends up falling in love with a single mom, Leigh (played by Kirsten Dunst), who works at the store Jeffrey has turned into his hideout."
Delinquent protagonists often display memorable methods, but Jeffrey Manchester attracted attention for courteous behavior during robberies, calming victims and providing coats before confining them. Roofman dramatizes Manchester's life with Channing Tatum as a fugitive who escapes prison in 2004 and hides inside a Toys "R" Us. The narrative mixes romance, melodrama, farce, and action as the character adopts a false identity, seeks to reunite with estranged family, and falls for Leigh, a single mother played by Kirsten Dunst. Derek Cianfrance, known for intimate tragedies, frames the story as a character study while refusing to excuse the protagonist's lawlessness.
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