There’s no new Mission: Impossible movie this summer, but that’s alright, because in its place, we have the absolutely delightful new film Thelma, in which June Squibb (Nebraska) plays a senior citizen out for revenge after she gets scammed out of $10,000.
Inspired by writer/director Josh Margolin’s relationship with his own grandmother, Thelma introduces us to the kind 94-year-old title character, whose relationship with her slacker grandson, Daniel (Fred Hechinger, Eighth Grade), is as sweet as they come. Thelma has been a widow for two years now, and Daniel visits her daily at her home in Encino, California, to check in, to show her how to use her computer, and to watch movies. But he’s worried about his grandmother — so much so that every time he leaves her, Daniel has to talk Thelma into wearing a bracelet that tracks her location, just in case something happens to her.
Meanwhile, Thelma’s daughter Gail (Parker Posey) and son-in-law Alan (Clark Gregg) think maybe it’s time for Thelma to move into an assisted-living facility and not be on her own.
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