In the new film “Thelma,” June Squibb plays a 90-something who gets scammed out of $10,000 and goes on a mission to get it back. Her family, including a grandson played by Fred Hechinger and daughter played by Parker Posey, is not supportive.
This image released by Magnolia Pictures shows Richard Roundtree, left, and June Squibb in a scene from the film “Thelma.” This image released by Magnolia Pictures shows Parker Posey , from left, Fred Hechinger and Clark Gregg in a scene from the film “Thelma.” This image released by Magnolia Pictures shows June Squibb , left, and Fred Hechinger in a scene from the film “Thelma.
Perhaps it works so well on a fundamental level because Margolin wrote it with his own grandmother in mind. Though there is something inherently silly and goofy about the idea of a grandmother on a “Mission: Impossible”-style journey, “Thelma” transcends its on-paper limitations and becomes something wholly unexpected. Kind of like its main character. This isn’t not just an idea of an old person slotted into a high concept gag. It’s specific and at least somewhat realistic.
And she’s managing pretty well. Her doting 20-something grandson Daniel visits often to help with the computer and just hang out. When he’s gone, she fills her days with all her tasks: Sorting pills, doing her stationary bike exercises, watching YouTube videos, attempting to comment, attempting to backspace and revise typos and accidentally posting blurry photos of nothing to her Instagram stories.
Things really come to life when Roundtree enters the picture as her reluctant accomplice on their trip from the Westside of Los Angeles to Van Nuys, in the San Fernando Valley. She doesn’t drive and needs his refurbed scooter that he’s been going on about — but he’s not about to let her take it on her own.
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