Grandma (2015)
In Paul Weitz’s modestly intimate but funny and poignant comedy-drama, Grandma, Lily Tomlin plays an ill-tempered lesbian on an all-day odyssey across Los Angeles to raise the $600 her granddaughter (Julia Garner) needs for an abortion.
The termination of a pregnancy is what drives the plot, but that sorrowful step is treated with the gravity it warrants in a story that’s also about the many imperfect paths of motherhood.
In its understanding of abortion as a regrettable but necessary option in young women’s lives, the film avoids the self-congratulatory stance of some recent, similarly themed films, opting instead for frankness, intelligence and sensitivity.
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