I was pretty sure I had an idea of where this film was going, but thankfully as with most productions with Patrick Rea behind it, you can never underestimate it or its ability to be clever and pull the rug out from audiences. That’s basically what “A Senior Moment” is all about, in the end. Sure it’s a nice and sweet little short about the lives of elderly folks that are amazingly similar to those of the younger persuasion, but the climax it leads up to is what kept lingering in my mind and giggling afterward.
“A Senior Moment” sets down on a retirement home where Betty and her two friends are trying to figure out how to work her new cell phone. After Betty is texted by her recent crush, she tries to figure out the best way to text him without sounding too desperate or needy, thus the entire conversation comes full circle with the trio of women trying to devise the perfect text to keep her potential beau coming back for more. The performances are nice and quaint with the script never clubbing us over the head with its intent to spotlight these individuals at a certain time in their lives.
Meanwhile Patrick Rea serves as editor and does a bang up job selling the premise and the surprise ending very well. “A Senior Moment” is a nice short film with a sharp script and I can not express my enjoyment for the finale enough, because it’s a hilarious last wink to the audience they’ll leave chatting about for hours. It doesn’t break the mold, but as a short and sweet fixture about the lives of the elderly and how similar theirs is to our own, “A Senior Moment” does the trick. With a sharp script and great editing, this is a surprise you won’t soon forget.