GRANDMA (****1/2)

(2015) In a film that takes place over the course of one day, Lily Tomlin plays the sarcastic, no-nonsense poet Elle, who has just broken up with her younger girlfriend Olivia (Judy Greer) that morning, when her teenage granddaughter Sage (Julia Garner) shows up at her door to announce she is pregnant ... and in need of $600 for an abortion.  Estranged from her own daughter - Sage's mother - Elle understands immediately why Sage didn't go to her with the news, so while Elle herself is broke after paying off the majority of her debts, she and Sage set out on a quest to raise the money before Sage's 5:45pm clinic appointment that afternoon.  Starting with Elle tackling (almost literally) Sage's douchebag of a boyfriend(Nat Wolff) - the baby's father - for whatever cash he has, the liberated and outspoken Elle, to help her granddaughter, stirs pots and rattles skeletons and even re-opens some old wounds in trying to raise the money, all of which becomes an acting field day for Lily Tomlin, who creates in Elle the kind of fiercely loyal, outrageously funny grandma most of only wish we could have.  A must-see, especially for Tomlin fans, the film also has a stellar supporting cast and cameos from the likes of John Cho, Elizabeth Pena, Laverne Cox and more.  (rated R)