Lucky Grandma
2019, Drama, 1h 40m
61 Reviews 50+ RatingsWhat to know
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Lucky Grandma gives Tsai Chin a long-overdue opportunity to shine in a leading role -- but it's audiences who are the truly fortunate ones. Read critic reviews
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Critic Reviews for Lucky Grandma
All Critics (61) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (58) | Rotten (3)
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In this incandescent and utterly delightful debut, director Sasie Sealy delivers a sparkling movie that centers the story of an elderly woman of color with the agency, care, and attention it deserves.
February 15, 2021 | Full Review… -
She and she alone makes the movie worth your time.
February 15, 2021 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… -
Lucky Grandma has all the hallmarks of an old-school cult favourite.
November 11, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
A film that's people-pleasing in inverse proportion to its grouchy heroine.
November 5, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
The fusion of Andrew Orkin's score and Eduardo Enrique Mayén's cinematography, which coats everything in the grimy yellow of a lifelong smoker's room, tips the hat towards noir, but Sealy balances that with a deft wit and charm
May 29, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… -
Rarely turning her camera's gaze away from the formidable Wong, director Sealy situates her protagonist in a Chinatown brimming with inviting cultural and social details.
May 27, 2020 | Full Review…
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