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Character-driven movies are a lost art: some are very well done, while others can ramble on and on for too long. Fortunately, writer-director Karl R. Hearne's "The G" is a film that fits the bill as an example of the former. Casting a perfect role for veteran character actor Dale Dickey, "The G" is a film about a foul-mouthed elderly woman named Ann Hunter (or simply "The G") who is swindled by an evil legal guardian. Soon after, following the passing of her husband, Ann finds herself caged in a squalid institution and plotting revenge to break out of the trap her treacherous guardian has trapped her in... and to keep the dark secret she's been hiding. The premise of "The G" feels like a mix of "Thelma" and "I Care a Lot," but there's a carefully measured pacing to this character-driven thriller that never quite loses the hero's journey of its not-quite-heroic protagonist.  Director: Karl R. Hearne Writer: Karl...