You may well recognize Gene Jones from any number of movies ("The Sacrament", "No Country for Old Men") but you likely don't know his name. Such is the lot of a character actor. Jones is exceptional as he takes the lead in the horror drama "Dementia". His interpretation of George Lockhart, a crusty codger with a horrifying past, is both affecting and ultimately chilling.

Other than that Hassie Harrison as Lockhart's granddaughter is unbearably adorable. And we get further substantiation that Vietnam irrevocably f'd up the lives of far too many.

Like every other damn war before, since or that may ever be.

I watched this on hulu because the description was interesting. A person with dementia being mistreated, but they can't trust their own memory,, and people around them don't believe them.

Thats the description on hulu. The actual movie was much different and convoluted. the throwing in of the "big reveal" at the end was frankly stupid and unnecessary. I think having the movie be everything it was, minus the part about George having done... something? to the nurses mother (its not really clear what it is that he does, implications of rape/murder though) in my opinion it would have been more effective as a horror movie if the nurse was just a sadist looking for someone helpless to torment, than it is with the nurse having some sort of revenge plan.

And in order for the nurses plan to work, she relies very heavily on things just... falling into place. -How did she know he had dementia? Stokes don't always cause dementia -How did she know the son wouldn't check in with the hospital about her before hiring her? -Why was it not suspicious to the son that she was able to just, immediately move in with him -How did she know they wouldn't check the medication she was giving him? -George asked repeatedly for the nurse to be removed from his home, how did she know the son wouldn't just fire her

The granddaughter seemed to be the one with dementia honestly. -She did nothing after finding a rotting human head in the nurses belongings -She did nothing after she found out the nurse wasn't actually a nurse -Despite taking his medication, she doesn't notice the nurse is giving George random medication -After hearing her grandfather, who up until this point she thought had dementia so severe he killed his own cat, vaguely describe an incident she has no context for, she, without even allowing him to explain, decides its better to let him die

All in all this movie was alright. The idea was good, but unfortunately it fell short, because of unnecessary plot twists, and the assumption no one who watched it would think about it for too long.

Is it the mind, is it something or somebody else? When someone suffers from Dementia, the Question is how do you keep track of what they might have gone through? Obviously this plays a big part of the story, since you have to decide what you believe happens or happened.

So since there are only two options (he did/she did), it's rather pointless saying or thinking "I knew it". Chances are you will be aware what the truth is though and where this is heading. It still is rather well made and has quite some suspense to offer nonetheless. The acting is ok and while there is a "sequel", it does not have anything to do with this movie at all