TALLULAH   3.2***

     This Netflix made movie stars Ellen Page as Tallulah ( goes by Lu), a young vagabond who lives in a rundown van, is fiercely independent and has just been left by her boyfriend. As she searches for her ex, she stumbles upon his mother, Margo (Allison Janney). who wants nothing to do with her at first. But when Tallulah  impulsively “rescues”(kidnaps) a baby from a negligent self-indulgent mom, she uses the child to get help from Margo, who is told by Lu that she is the baby’s grandmother. The two women form what appears to be a strong bond, which could be broken by Lu’s lies, and there are a lot.

Tallulah is a great role for Ellen Page, and she delivers an excellent performance.  Early on in the movie you realize that  Ellen Page is all in and was going to give everything she had to being Tallulah. She interacts with other cast members well. I especially love the moments between Tallulah and the baby.

Allison Janney handles her performance quite well. She seems like a stuck up snob at first the way she talks to people like her doorman, who only wants to be (more than) nice to her, but as the story unravels you can see the wall she's been putting up begin to come down and a smile and laugh emerge along with touches of joy.

Tammy Blanchard gives a nice performance as the neglectful mother who let her non-caring selfishness get  in the way of parenting her child.  She is at first so totally concerned about herself and not the kidnapped baby that the police and child service agent are very unsympathetic toward her. But gradually the loss of the baby shocks her into a mother mode as she realizes she actually does love the baby.

Last, but not least, the adorable baby in the movie steals almost every scene she’s in .. so cute and adorable.

 
The narration is near perfect, as everything is set up flawlessly, making the story fluid.  

Clark

NOTE: Only available at Netflix as it produced the movie, It is currently playing there for free.