Grandma
(2015) - 79 min - R
Actors
Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer, Sam ElliottGenre
Comedy, Drama- Obscenities
Chief Chick Comments
This is a poignant drama masquerading as a comedy. Yes there are funny moments and Lily Tomlin is spectacular as Grandma, a once noted lesbian poet who has lost her partner of 38 years. Grandma opens the door one day to find her high school granddaughter on the step, pregnant and without the $630 needed for an abortion scheduled for that afternoon. So alert to you, there is a potential abortion as the main driver of this movie. Grandma now near 70 has cut up her credit cards and has virtually no cash. Never-the-less, she sets out without prejudice towards her granddaughter, Sage, to find the money. Their last resort would be Sage's Mom (Grandma's daughter). Sage is ably played by relative newcomer, Julia Garner(The Perks of Being A Wallflower). She is a fragile young girl who looks like a wisp of air would blow her away. Tomlin says some fairly funny (usually R rated) things as they travel around in her 1950's auto trying to come up with the money. The first half hour of the film is just not funny enough or poignant enough, but the last hour is moving as we see the history of this family and their current state of disrepair. Marcia Gay Harden plays Judy, Sage's Mom, who is apparently a successful lawyer and somewhat nasty in general although we do see her softer side such as it is. The locations in which the film is shot are interesting and seem authentic. Elle(Grandma) lives in a house which seems straight out of the 60's which would have been her decade. The quest for the $630 is just the vehicle used for us to explore with her Elle's past life and experiences. She seems to relive this past as she tries to find the money to help her Granddaughter and visits old friends and places. While the impact of an abortion is noted, it is not explored as completely as it might. This story is more about family. Perhaps the screenplay and direction, both by Paul Weitz is just not able to delve to deeply. I recommend it, but know that some of you will find the main story line offensive.
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