Senior Moment
metroweekly.comThelma, a sweet and satisfying first-time feature from Josh Margolin. Building from a solid premise, the filmmaker finds a warmly funny mode of low-key action-comedy, driven by nonagenarian Squibb as cute but tenacious 93-year-old widow Thelma.And even a 93-year-old action hero needs a cool ride, especially on a crusade to track down a villain.
Thelma’s perilous adventure will take her all over town, doggedly on the trail of a cell phone scammer who bilks her out of ten grand.They get her with a distress call from someone claiming to be her grandson Danny (Fred Hechinger), her 24-year-old best buddy, and the family member charged with keeping an eye on grandma.
Thelma still lives alone, cherishes her independence, and doesn’t necessarily feel she needs looking after — though she gladly accepts Danny’s IT assistance in trying to figure out how email works.Generally, however, Thelma relies on herself.
So she takes it hard that she falls for such a scheme. Anyone might feel a fool, but she feels miffed by the fact that her age made her a target.
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