TUBI ORIGINAL: Don’t Mess With Grandma (2024)

Michael Jai White has been a dependable action hero for years. He’s never reached the JCVD or Dolph level, but he’s always there when we needed him.

Originally known as Sunset Superman—yes, named for a Dio song, which is in the movie—it was directed and written by Jason Krawczyk, who also made He Never Died.

White plays JT, who just wants to get drunk and spend his military retirement hanging out with his grandmother (Jackie Richardson). To pass the time, he works for Trusted Trays, delivering meals to other older people and stopping men in pig masks from breaking into his Grandma’s house. These home invaders are almost all idiots, led by scrap owner Stan (Billy Zane, wearing a goofy mustache), who wants the copper pipes in the house, not anything important. JT keeps drinking and uses this time to bond with Rufus, her grandmother’s dog, who hates him for most of the movie. But after all they go through, they end up becoming pals.

As for Grandma, she doesn’t see or hear any of it. Maybe she should move closer to JT, whose life is so quiet these days that he’s trying to pick up the female henchpeople who are breaking into the house. I enjoyed this because it never takes itself seriously while giving opportunities for character development. It seems like everyone in it was having a great time making it.

You can watch this on Tubi.