Quartile rating: 7.5/10 · 1 rating
Before eleven years old Tilda's parents can put her beloved grandfather in an old people's home due to his progressing Alzheimer disease, she takes him on one last adventure that subliminally threatens to tear her family apart.
Head Full of Honey is a warm German comedy-drama that handles Alzheimer's with a light, bittersweet touch. The intergenerational road-trip premise is well-executed but familiar territory, and the film doesn't break new ground thematically or visually. The acting is solid and emotionally effective, particularly in the grandfather-granddaughter dynamic, and the cinematography is competent but unremarkable. The ending delivers satisfying emotional closure without being especially surprising. A genuinely affecting film that sits comfortably in the middle tier.