I Care a Lot (2021)

Rosamund Pike is a court-appointed legal guardian for dozens of elderly wards. She works the system to overcharge those in her care in order to line her pockets and those of the doctors and care facility managers who help her with her scam. But her newest ward turns out to have more baggage than her records disclose.

This was exciting and fun and well-acted, but I had a hard time enjoying it because -- a couple of years back -- I'd seen the John Oliver piece on legal guardianship. The fact that we have a process in our country that can, essentially, incarcerate senior citizens without a in-person hearing while allowing a legal appointee to do as they like with the ward's estate is frightening. It was kind of like if there was a madcap comedy version of Room that somehow managed to not completely suck.

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