THE G Review: Dale Dickey Is As Anti-Heroic As They Come In Karl R. Hearne’s Seething New Revenge Noir
THE G opens in US theaters Friday from Dark Sky Films.
THE G opens in US theaters Friday from Dark Sky Films.
THE G stars Dale Dickey, Romane Denis, Bruce Ramsay, Roc Lafortune, and Christian Jadah.
3 min. read Karl R. Hearne’s new winter-noir is coming June 21 to Irish and UK cinemas with The G, from Lightbulb Distribution. The film is a revenge thriller inspired in part by real events, including but not limited to Hearne’s own family. The film is carried immensely by Dale Dickey who stars in the nicknamed title role of Ann, a character who carries a lifetime of weight and substance in her day-to-day. Her tough-as-nails and take no shit persona is a cornerstone of worship shared by Emma (Romane Denis), her granddaughter who visits her weekly and even shares membership in Ann’s old knitting club from which she was kicked out. Ann’s life is mostly quiet and idyllic, taking care of her ailing husband when she’s not drinking and smoking herself to oblivion. Little does she know – at least to a degree – that the two are about to […]
Touched director Karl R. Hearne is making headway going into the new year with dark new thriller, The G. The movie is slated have its World Premiere in Official Competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival on November 11 before rolling out in Canadian cinemas in the new year through levelFILM. Ann Hunter (aka “The G”, played by Dale Dickey) and her husband retired to an unnamed American suburb 10 years ago to be near his family. But one day out of the blue they are snatched from their home by a corrupt legal guardian who believes they have hidden wealth. Their home and assets are legally stripped from them and they are put in a prison-like “eldercare facility,” victims of an exploding old age industry. Trapped in a corrupt and terrifying system, THE G begins to show her true mettle as she and her loyal granddaughter fight to […]