80 for Brady
Published May 28, 2023
Film info
- Title 80 for Brady
- Director Kyle Marvin
- Year 2023
- Run time 1hr 38m
- Genre Comedy
- Tagline Best friends get into the best kind of trouble
Academy Award nominee Lily Tomlin, and winners Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, and Sally Field star in this hilarious and heartfelt comedy, inspired by a true story of friendship and adventure. Four lifelong friends set out on an unforgettable journey to see their hero Tom Brady play in Super Bowl LI and witness one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, discovering that it's never too late to live life to the fullest.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:35 | Haha, imagine having to watch from a ladder every time. |
| 5:57 | You really have to time your divorce carefully. |
| 11:57 | “We’re just starting to enjoy it, Betty, don’t make it about math.” |
| 19:24 | I wish I could pull off a headscarf. |
| 24:25 | “You have a nice head.” Sally Field is the best. |
| 34:09 | I would be so bad at at a spicy hot wings challenge. So bad. |
| 46:34 | Patton Oswalt in it twenty seconds and steals the scene. |
| 54:11 | “Why is champagne such a violent beverage?” |
| 55:13 | Ten thousand a ticket??? |
| 1:09:11 | It seems unlikely they would be able to find seats. |
| 1:28:21 | It was so stressful even though we know what happens! |
Thoughts
This is such a brilliant film, great fun with a cast of incredible actresses just bumbling their way to the Superbowl. It’s emotional from the start and only gets more and more so as layers are revealed. You wouldn’t expect Tom Brady to be much of an actor, but he gets away with it, and you can tell he means it when he does his little speech.
They say this is inspired by a true story but it barely is - no one broke into the coordinator booth and gave Tom Brady a good talking to which turned everything around for one of the greatest NFL comebacks of all time. It’s not at all believable, but it is lovely, so who cares?
Rating: 5 / 5