80 for BRADY-Rates 80 for the Senior Set and a 50 for 65 and Under

The newly released movie 80 for BRADY has a Super Bowl cast of veteran actors which include Acad. Award  winners Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Rita Morena and multi-Emmy and Mark Twain Prize for Humor recipient, Lily Tomlin.  These talented pros are joined on the field by Tony winner Billy Porter and the winningness NFL quarterback of all time, Tom Brady.  This pleasing film about friendship "inspired by a true story" scores by relying on the shoulders of its seasoned, talented cast having a blast portraying a tight knit of gal pals.  This is no stretch for these pros who share longtime, life-friendships.  The game plan calls out a mawkish formation built on Lou (Lily Tomlin) who believes her unread test results portend cancer's return.  Lou's determined to get the gang together for one final adventure before she cashes in and buys the farm.  Lou's ruse to her friends is having won four 2017 Super Bowl tickets in a Patriot's fan essay contest.  Lou's snow job melts when the scammed tickets Lou paid a fortune are missing in action despite being handed off to the most responsible in the group, Betty (Sally Field).  Maura (Rita Moreno) plays a charming widow being courted by a dapper gentleman in her assisted living center.  Trish (the indomitable and stunning Jane Fonda) is the mature ingenue, still irresistible to men and women alike.  Hats off to Fonda whose not only sexy in her 80s but fearless and willing to be self-effacing.  The movie moves at a geriatric pace but sputters to life in moments that make its leisurely pace palatable.  I found myself laughing out loud at some of its well intentioned silliness.   My favorite scenes were with Gugu (Tony winner Billy Porter).  Gugu is the half-time choreographer for Lady Gaga.  Having befriended Maura in a poker game the night before, Gugu helps them past security guard by performing an ad-lib dance routine, dummy downed to suit the ladies' skills. (Although Moreno could have given them all a run for their money.)  Cheesiness aside, this cheese head was smitten by the earnestness and kinship these female hall of famers brought.  Don't cry for bobble-head Brady whose recently out of a job.  He's not just a pretty boy, this golden kid can act.  There's bound to be a second act for Brady and this bevy of best actors that keep on winning despite the odds.  I call an audible.  Just run with it.