The Nan Movie
- 2022
- 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
1.6K
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A foul-mouthed and recalcitrant elderly woman reluctantly agrees to a road trip with her grandson to visit her estranged, dying sister.A foul-mouthed and recalcitrant elderly woman reluctantly agrees to a road trip with her grandson to visit her estranged, dying sister.A foul-mouthed and recalcitrant elderly woman reluctantly agrees to a road trip with her grandson to visit her estranged, dying sister.
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- 1 win & 2 nominations
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- TriviaThe first cut of the film was delivered to investors in 2019. It originally consisted predominantly of scenes set in 1940s London focusing on a young Joan Taylor. The investors were uncomfortable with the film's focus on World War 2, and insisted the flashback sequences be cut back significantly to accommodate much more of the present-day plot with the elderly Joan Taylor, whom fans of The Catherine Tate Show would recognize. New footage, greatly expanding the modern-day road trip sections, was filmed without director Josie Rourke at a low-cost, with animation sequences also used to fill any gaps. As a result of these additions, Rourke had her director's credit removed, and the released cut of the film simply does not have a director credit.
- GoofsAt the dance where the girls meet Walter there are numerous US flags displayed. The problem is they are the modern, post 1960, 50 star flag. Not the 1948 star flag seen in WW2.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Projector: The Nan Movie (2022)
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This is what happens when you try to turn a 5 minute sketch character into a feature length movie.
I enjoyed the Nan character but I did wonder where it could go beyond Nan being outrageous, rude and grumpy.
And that is essentially how the film goes. The first 10 minutes are amusing and then I found myself questioning what the point of it all was. In trying to make Nan a more rounded character they lose most of what made her funny and there isn't enough good dialogue or material to justify or sustain the feature length run time.
There's is a message in there somewhere and there is surprisingly some emotion in the back story but it gets muddled alongside being kidnapped by a mentally ill vegan and followed by a dubious scouser.
I enjoyed the Nan character but I did wonder where it could go beyond Nan being outrageous, rude and grumpy.
And that is essentially how the film goes. The first 10 minutes are amusing and then I found myself questioning what the point of it all was. In trying to make Nan a more rounded character they lose most of what made her funny and there isn't enough good dialogue or material to justify or sustain the feature length run time.
There's is a message in there somewhere and there is surprisingly some emotion in the back story but it gets muddled alongside being kidnapped by a mentally ill vegan and followed by a dubious scouser.
- ginge_mickey
- Apr 21, 2022
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- This Nan's Life
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- Gross worldwide
- $2,167,020
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
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