Directed by Peter Cornwell. Written by Matt Greenberg, based on a short story titled “Gramma” by Stephen King. Starring Chandler Riggs, Shirley Knight, Frances O’Connor, Dylan McDermott, Mark Duplass, Joel Courtney and Joe Egender.
Plot: a single mother and her two boys take care of her ailing mother.
Now, having read “Gramma”, I was excited for this movie. But boy did it suck. It wasn’t at all what the short story was. When I say it was loosely based on the story, I mean LOOSELY.
The short story was simple, yet scary. About a boy who gets left alone with his grandmother, who then dies in his care. There’s a supernatural element to it, of course, as well. The movie is supernatural, yes, but not much else is the same. The subtle scares of the story are nonexistent.
The movie is just plain weird, too slow and too convoluted. It didn’t grab us like the short story did. I mean, we wanted to like it, but where were the rules? Where was the explanation? Why was there a little girl ghost? I mean, WTF!
For the acting and the effects though, it did get points. Just not many. And we don’t recommend.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. My favorite place in the world is Atlantic City. The food, the smells, the beach - I love it all.
2. I am particularly good at crafting. Especially scrapbooking and cross-stitch.
3. I am mixed. My dad is black and my mom is white. I'm very proud of both sides of myself.
4. My favorite food is either the cheesesteak or the hoagie. Not the sub, not the grinder, the hoagie. Totally different experience.
5. I have a number of pen pals I write snail mail to. We exchange stickers and little gifts sometimes, too. I have an extensive sticker collection.
6. I just reconnected with my father after 15+ years. It's going great so far. I've missed him.
7. My brother is my best friend, hence the reason we do this together.
8. I don't have a favorite book. I like too many to have a favorite. But Paul Zindel is my favorite author. Stephen King and Jane Austen are close seconds. I know, eclectic.
9. I'm not very religious at all. I consider myself agnostic.
10. I would say that my most prized possessions are my dogs, but I don't consider them possessions. I consider them people. They are my people.
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