Hello, My Name is Dorris (2015)

Directed by: Michael Showalter

Written by: Laura Terruso & Michael Showalter

Starring: Sally Field & Max Greenfield

Dorris Miller (Field) is inspired to go after a work relationship with a younger man once her and her friends see a motivational speaker.

I thought this film was so cute. Field is perfect for it because she has a mixture of being fierce and meek. She brings a great performance as Dorris, who is someone that people feel they need to take care of. She proves though that she can take care of herself.

Greenfield, who plays John Fremont, is also great because he tries to be nice, with the whole respect your elders scenario, but at the same time has to be firm with his relationships.

There was one scene, which I was torn about. It involves horders. I don't know much about horders other than from the show, but I felt that the person who has the horder disease was able to overcome it too quickly. This leads to another problem, which was the issue with time. I wasn't sure how quick or slow everything was. There were some moments where it was indicated as to if a week went by, but not enough to be clear throughoutthe whole film.

Despite these issues I really appreciated the plot because it's different. You don't see a lot of films that have the lead being an older woman. Usually they are moms, grandmothers, but Dorris is neither of those and gives us a unique perspective of a, for lack of a better word, cougar relationship. 5 popcorns.