 Meavy
Cinema
THELMA
 Meavy
Parish Hall
Friday 13th December, 8:00pm
Doors open at 7:30pm, film starts at
8:00pm
Admission £5.00, pay at the door.
Children under 12 £2.
Certificate: 12A
Runtime: 1hr 38min
When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone
scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous
quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.
Pleasantly the film rolls around Thelma's need for
independence, which she handles well, as the family considers if
it's time to talk assisted living. Because she'll have none of that,
she drives a scooter with her friend, Ben (a skilled Richard
Roundtree in his final role), to find the malefactor, Harvey
(Malcolm McDowell, lending his considerable chops to a film that
could well use another seasoned cinema vet).
Autonomy rules for Thelma. Although the film's setup
slows its pace, it take its Geritol in the last half with the
confrontation and resolution. Thelma shows it's not too late for the
aging to use the Internet and to take life by the horns. The virtue
of this sometimes-flaccid actioner is its respect for the aging and
condemnation of ageism.
See
Cinema.Meavy for more details and trailer.
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