Lucky Grandma

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Ken R They don't come that much more un-Hollywood (quirky) than Lucky Grandma...when was the last time you watched a movie with a droll 80yr old chain-smoking woman as the main star? Is Grandma lucky? well, challenged would be a better fit. Poor Grandma, 40 odd years working hard beside her husband only to find she's been left with virtually nothing. The best thing we can take away from this story is; Luck is an illusion you can't bank on...no matter what the fortune readers may tell you. While there are good helpings of ironic humor and comical situations ‘Grandma' at times presents with some slightly unsettling violence, occasioning death, courtesy of rivalry between a couple of local Chinese crime gangs. To find out how Grandma is drawn into these situations you'll just have to watch. Thankfully, the links with family offer an all-important and warming strength to Grandma's very edgy entrapments. There are plenty of odd, well-played Characters injecting fun throughout, along with some rather sinister types you'd be happy not to meet. An imaginative music score from Andrew Orkin adds nice touches - while the visuals provided by El Salvadorian Cinematographer, Eduardo Enrique Mayen supply professional contrasts between New York Chinatown's side streets, back alleys, and grannies' meager apartment...where it seems there's always someone knocking on her door! The first theatrical feature from director/writer Sasie Sealy gives us good cause to want to see her next effort. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/25/22 Full Review Audience Member Not what I thought it would be about. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member this was really great. the concept that an old lady could swindle the mob might be far fetched, but unlike a lot of comedy movies, everything that happened was potentially realistic in the context. there were plenty of laughs and cute moments. big pong was my favorite character by far. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm not sure why critics are lowballing this movie so much. Tsai Chin does amazing work with a role that could have gone horribly wrong with the wrong actor, and she makes even the wackiest parts seem somehow grounded. The writing and direction are taut and entertaining, and a meaningful theme about loneliness, grief, anger, and vulnerability is just below the surface. All of this without being heavy-handed about it. And as if that's not enough, it takes a well-worn sub-genre (found money) and, without too many spoilers, does something new with it. It's the best movie no one is watching. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member So many unexpectedly funny scenes. And the characters were a delight -- so different than what we normally see in film, especially ones that involve Chinese gangsters. Anyone who appreciates a good indie film with a lot of humanity would enjoy this, but for Chinese Americans this will really hit home. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member It starts very promising, but after 40min or so it starts dragging itself aimlessly with no new interesting developments or good sripting ideas. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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