But man - let’s wish for better things for everybody involved, save for the screenwriter. Welsh, of “Twin Peaks” back in the day and TV’s “Lodge 49” today, is gifted with the only sight gags - a deep sea “walker” and a first generation (1950ish) “computer” that he still uses.Īnd that’s about it, just some fairly colorless young performers teamed up with guys who mention “I have to pee eight times a night, six times in the toilet.”Ĭaan, Gossett, Sorvino and the rest get to work, everybody puts some effort in. We’re treated to a few threats that the stunt people and Caan back up, DeNiro in “The Irishman” style - half-speed, cautious kicks and fights where the fear of breaking a hip is obvious. “I thought you were dead.” “I don’t think so.” The script gives nobody but Caan anything amusing to say, and all of that is recycled from a dozen better movies. , Paul Sorvino, Kenneth Welsh and Lawrence Dane as the elderly experts in camo, weapons, tech and tactics that Grandpa used to to work with. So we’ve got a more PG than PG-13 “RED,” with Louis Gossett Jr. And before Grandpa’s old boss (Jessica Walter), running her covert ops HQ out of the basement of the local sanitation plant, can stop them - Grandpa is “getting the team back together. That’s not good.”Īs he tries to convince the kid,m who is “tired of everybody telling me what to do,” we gather that this war criminal on the lam (Paul Braunstein) might be behind it. Then Angie disappears from the spot where her Mini Cooper broke down (true-to-life accuracy) and all Grandpa has to do is sniff the air and read the tire and shoe tracks to know what went down. You tell the family you invented “KFC” during the Bay of Pigs, nobody’s going to take you seriously. He’s always dropping broad hints of his many exploits and adventures in covert ops, as a member of the Devil’s Scum. But he’s got to drive his beloved, yarn-spinning blowhard of a grandpa (Caan) around first. It’s about a private school teen ( Dylan Everett of TV’s “Pure”) who only wants to score points with fastpitch softball siren Angie ( Greta Onieogou of TV’s “All American”). He was 76 when he made “Undercover Grandpa,” and he’s the only reason to see it, offering up a tiny taste of his lingering twinkle in a comedy that’s far beneath his talents. Stream “Holy Lands” or “The Good Neighbor” to get an idea of what he still gets out of it, aside from a paycheck. He’s still working, diving into indie fare and B-movies and cheap exploitation pics, and he generally shows up and makes sure he delivers fair value.
The man turns 80 this year, and there was no way he was ever going “gentle into that good night,” as the poet said.
#Undercover grandpa movie
Expect an okay movie and if you are over 70 it will help.God bless James Caan. There is no trick photography or devices used to make it faster paced or more exciting. It is about rescuing a damsel in distress by her boyfriend and his grandfather along with some aged buddies. There are no earth shattering scenes or fast chases but the storyline is okay. They are older than the characters they are portraying. The two young ones do a reasonable job as well. Caan is a good actor and he carries the film along with some help from his buddies.
#Undercover grandpa plus
Lower your expectations and sit back and enjoy a few old people jokes and the fact that 70 plus guys can actually make a reasonable movie. It is not a great movie but it is also not a terrible one. Maybe the bad reviewers are too young and critical to appreciate a film about old people. I asked my husband if he enjoyed the movie and he said he did. Most of us over 70 could not manage to work as hard as these guys did to produce this film. Rated PG-13 for some violence and suggestive material
In a last ditch effort to rescue Angie, Grandpa re-enlists “The Devil’s Scum”, his old special ops unit who band together with Jake to go on one last mission.
When Angie gets kidnapped, the truth about Grandpa comes out. About this movie arrowforward Jake Bouchard (Dylan Everett), a shy 17-year-old, has finally scored a date with the incredibly wonderful Angie (Greta Onieogou). Jake Bouchard, a shy 17-year-old, has finally scored a date with the incredibly wonderful Angie. PG-13 | 1h 39min | Action, Comedy, Family | 7 July 2017 (USA)
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