Derek Cianfrance’s based-on-true-life caper Roofman feels like a mainstream studio movie from 10 or 15 years ago, and that’s a good thing. Before the streaming revolution began, moviegoers were always on the lookout for a satisfying Saturday-night date movie, and Roofman ticks many of the boxes: It’s got appealing stars, one of whom can and does dance; it’s built around a sweet romance that takes off against all odds; and it’s about breaking the law and getting away with it, at least for a time, which makes for rebellious good fun. The trailer for Roofman makes the movie look like a buoyant romantic comedy, and that’s more than halfway accurate.

But about two-thirds of the way through, Roofman makes a quiet, almost imperceptible shift toward melancholy. In the past 10 years or

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