Thelma
Film details
| Film Title | Thelma |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 97mins |
| Year | 2024 |
| Country | Switzerland, United States of America |
| Director | Josh Margolin |
| Actors | June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree, Parker Posey, Clark Gregg, Malcolm McDowell, Nicole Byer, Coral Peña, Hilda Boulware, Chase Kim, Carol Cetrone, Sheila Korsi, Annie O'Donnell, Zoë Worth, David Giuliani |
| Language | English |
| Showings |
Deceived by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, a 90-year-old woman sets out on a quest to reclaim what was taken from her.
Writer-director Josh Margolin ingeniously tweaks action- and crime-movie clichés to tell this rather quaint little story. But Thelma is not overly saturated in reference-y irony. It’s sincere and sensitive.
★★★★
If Thelma was just a parody, it would maybe be a funny yet rough watch. Fortunately, its depth of feeling for its elderly characters elevates it to a hybrid that works remarkably well, with Squibb’s performance in particular bringing it all together.
★★★★
It’s likely to draw laughs if you’ve ever coached someone on how to use a computer, tears if you’ve ever loved an elderly person who held tightly to their dignity. And Squibb is as understatedly funny and commanding as you’d expect.
★★★★
