Dis a movie about seemingly weak individual who, after a phone scam, go out to get payback, avoiding people trying to stop dem, getting hurt but getting back up again, and finally facing dose responsible and meting out deir own brand of justice.

Sound familiar? Yes! Dis be plot of De Beekeeper Cookie Monster review a few weeks ago. Thelma rip off Jason Statham!

Of course, Thelma producers not stoopid and not want to get sued so dey change just enuf. Make main charakter old lady. Lose aktion sekwences. And tack on uninteresting side story about mundane family issues. Also, no bees!

Udderwise, dis movie play out pretty much as you expekt –

Quirky old lady charakter get scammed and embark on journey?

Check!

Enlist help of reluctant friend?

Check!

Scooter chase?

Check!

Almost stopped?

Check!

Friends have falling out?

Check!

Friend comes back and helps Thelma when she at her lowest?

Check!

Confront bad guy?

Check!

Thelma not a bad movie. It just all feel a little obvious, like people who made it did just de bare minimum to hit dese story beats tinking having quirky lady as main charakter would be enuf. And it almost is…but not quite.

Thelma be de type of movie critiks want to love but Monster hate becuz if Monster want to be emotionally manipulated, he just go back to dating Grover’s sister.

Verdikt: 2.5 on 5 chocolate chippee cookies.