Channing Tatum's 'Roofman' Is a Mean Movie

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If you’ve seen the trailer for Channing Tatum’s Roofman , you might think it’s an indie romcom with a true-crime twist. It’s not. It’s a Derek Cianfrance film ( The Place Beyond the Pines , Blue Valentine , I Know This Much Is True ) — and it’s far more “based on” than “inspired by” the true story of Jeffrey Manchester.

It’s a deeply sad story.

Jeffrey Manchester, played here by Tatum, earned the nickname “Roofman” for robbing over 45 McDonald’s and other fast-food restaurants by cutting through their roofs at night, hiding in the bathroom, and waiting for morning-shift employees to arrive so he could force them to open the safe. He was reportedly polite during the robberies; there’s even a story about

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