“Going in Style” is way better than it has any business being, thanks to its three Oscar-winning leads: Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Alan Arkin.

“Style” gives these three old pros a chance to showcase their talents quite well. Their talent might be a notch or two above the level of the script, but they work so hard you can’t help but be marginally entertained.

Caine, Freeman and Arkin play longtime friends Joe, Willie and Albert, who are struggling to make ends meet. Things get worse when the company they worked for is bought out and their pensions are frozen.

Inspired by a bank robbery that Joe witnesses, they decide to take back what is rightfully owed to them from the bank holding the company’s pension funds.

“Going in Style” is a remake of a 1979 film starring George Burns and Art Carney, a film I vaguely remember as a mainstay during the early days of cable television. It’s rather interesting that some of the same social themes are just as relevant now as nearly 40 years ago, with both films showing men trying to age gracefully.

Caine, Freeman and Arkin click from the opening frame. You really can buy that these guys as lifelong friends because they seem so relaxed together.

Director Zach Braff, who was behind the camera for the underrated “Garden State,” wisely uses that chemistry to his advantage. He lets these three men do what they do best, thus elevating the material.

“Style” also features Ann Margaret – continuing to show sex appeal at age 75 – as well asMatt Dillon and a fun cameo from Christopher Lloyd. But the film works because of its three leads.

They are great guides for a film in which the final destination might be predictable, but the journey is full of plenty of unexpected twists and turns.

Starring: Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman

Directed by: Zac Braff

Rating: PG-13 for drug content, language and some suggestive material

Playing at: Regal Bowling Green Stadium 12, Highland Cinemas (Glasgow)

Grade: B-