The G

Okay. So you have to appreciate Dale Dickey and just how genius her character abilities are. This movie is brilliant. Not brilliant in the commercial sense of a thriller, but brilliant in the beautifully dark, emotive, and sinister kind of way. The plot is good, the character development and connections are fabulous. This is a wonderful film and I wanted to know more after it ended. Dickey's character is someone I want to know is real life just for the pure hell of it. You don't really figure it out for while, and trust me there are some pretty tough scenes. Anyway, well worth clicking watch...great dialogue...subtle and not so subtle.

The G is an intentionally miserable revenge film that showcases some of the most despicable villains of recent memory because of how they manipulate the legal system to take everything from the elderly. When the revenge finally comes it's very satisfying and suitably unflinching but the film saves it for the very end making it a bit of a slog even at a relatively short 106 minutes. Luckily, it has the right actress to keep it going until then.

Dale Dickey is great in a central performance holding everything together. She shows hints of a darker past early on and seeing her husband get mistreated is painful to watch, making her eventual revenge all the more satisfying when she shows no mercy. Bruce Ramsay as the main villain and his generically evil henchmen are the kind of bad guys who are very easy to hate thanks to how irredeemable their scheme makes them.

Karl R. Hearne's direction is very conventional in a way that rarely draws attention to itself. It looks suitably bleak, creating a strong sense of unease and confusion at the beginning when the house eviction happens with no warning. It only escalates further when they're in the care home since there's minimal contact with the outside world and the information that's slowly revealed makes their situation more horrifying.

Got to see this movie randomly.

To be honest, I was skeptical when I saw the poster and read the synopsis. Still, I thought I'd give it a shot, I like looking for gems.

The overall pace is slow and there is not much action going on. It's a thriller, but most gets resolved in talking. There's a lot of angry talking with a straight face if you know what I mean, this movie is built upon that. I do not consider this to be a drawback however, these movies are good if your mood is right. And I was in the right mood.

It turned out to be a good movie. Not perfect. The pace is shifting, characters seem to be poorly introduced and there are places where its really hard to follow who did what.

Considering all the mentioned flaws, I still really liked the movie.

First of all, the subject is no joke, this nursing home scam is a real thing and people who engage in this stuff must be put to justice as soon as possible, this must stop.

Secondly, I really liked the characters, they do feel human and we get to see clearly how everyone is flawed and yet finds his own way to maintain, I guess that's how you discover a real character. The lead is strong.

This movie is grim, I really liked that, it's serious and it earns its respect.

The drama is okay, acceptable, its honest, but it could've been much deeper. I guess, this is a part where a lot could've been improved for this movie to become a real gem. An opportunity was lost here, unfortunately.

The plot... I mean it's nothing new and this type of plot has obvious drawbacks, but this movie has served it quite well in my opinion. It was well executed. Someone has put a thought in it and I can tell it was someone who has some sense.

This is actually great movie. I will recommend it to my friends.

The best part of this movie is Dale Dickey as "The G" because honestly, if you removed her from this movie it wouldn't be very good at all. Her performance elevates a not so great script and a kind of confusing story with a few too many twists and turns. While the other actors are all OK, no one stands out, leaving Dickey to shoulder the entire film and considering what a great actress she is, she handles it to perfection. The story is an interesting one, there is character development and she has some great lines, but at times I was just left confused. It didn't help that casting made the mistake of using two shaved head actors with beards to play parts that had me wondering what was going on until I realized it was 2 different actors in different roles. If you are a fan of Dale's this is worth watching, just don't expect anything worthy of her talent.

Was hooked by the first scene... and then the film continued to defy expectations, zigging when I thought it would zag. There are moments of humour- including a skinny-dipping scene- that you don't see coming (could say the same, in a different way, for a certain sex scene...) and overall the film has a thoughtfulness and humanity that you're not expecting to find in a dark thriller. Overall a really unique film that defies easy genre pigeon-holing. I wouldn't say it's perfect- there are some meandering plotlines so I would say if you are fixated on plot, you may find that a bit less satisfying, while if you are interested in seeing something original, with interesting characters and an incredible lead performance... then I highly recommend this.