Rating of
3.5/4
Grand-Parenting Done Right
Unknown - wrote on 10/19/15
'Grandma' is an enjoyable gem of a small movie. A simple plot, and brisk pace, easily guide us through some rough emotional territory while sharing a good amount of charming laughs and crass dialogue. The film is a study of it's title character. The grandma in question is not your typical elder. She's an artist, a rebel soul, and a free-thinker who will immediately relate her thoughts of you (good or terrible). She's a great friend and mentor, until her personal detachments get in the way. Likewise, her parenting skills manage to balance between administering 'tough love' and protective embraces. As the film progresses over the events of a single day, we see her visit people from her past that she has scorned. I especially loved the differing relationships between the three central women - grandma, mother, and granddaughter. Their family dynamic is so believable. It's through these terrifically written and acted scenes that we learn the reasoning behind her demeanor. Her eventual arc earns a sweet sigh of satisfaction in it's simple endearment.
