Stars : Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin
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Let’s put a caveat here for serious viewers of thriller genre movies – this is one with a difference where there are two very senior looking women ( never can we call them ‘old’ !) who happen to be old school mates, decide to kill the husband of their departed friend when they meet at her funeral ! It isn’t a spoiler because their noble intentions are stated at the very start.
What appealed to me was the film had been marked as a ‘Comedy’ and has redoubtable Jane Fonda in a revengeful ‘avtaar’ looking smashing and out for some mean action ! What comes as the surprise in the pack is amazing Lily Tomlin, who looks as lethal as any scheming villain but is actually a frail lady with ominous gleam in her eye and lots of gumption and ideas. Together, they whip up a truly hilarious escapade that’s best enjoyed with no further reviewer notes that can become a giveaway for this fun watch !
It’s a bit reminiscent of the kind of vintage comic-thriller films with senior actors that we’ve enjoyed, like ‘Victoria No.203’ (1972) with veterans Ashok Kumar (Dadamoni) and Pran bringing the house down with their antics. What it tells us is that when it comes to sheer comic timing -‘old is gold
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