The story of this film presents that girl Elie, a lesbian poet who lives her life after the death of her long-term partner. When the 18-year-old granddaughter Elie appeared, things turned upside down when she asked for $ 630 for an abortion. Elie and Sag spend more schemes to get the money.
Weitz may not end up making us like this hard-nosed Grandma. Some of us, though, manage to end up understanding her. And that may be all that's needed.
With not a wasted frame in its taut 80 minutes, this is deserving of your attention as one of the year's best movies even if it's being released in the middle of August.
Short, tart, yet unexpectedly sweet, Paul Weitz's "Grandma" is a small-scale character study - and, because that character is played by the great Lily Tomlin, it's mesmerizing, right up until its final frame.
Lily Tomlin is simply phenomenal as the very liberal, short-tempered grandma. She hasn't been in a lot of movies of late, so it's easy to forget that while she's best known for her comedic work, she's always been a fine dramatic actress.
