There is a twist in this movie which is hard to believe and not convincingly brought across. I don't want to write a spoiler, so if you are about to watch this movie, just prepare for simply believing everything. Then you may enjoy the the film, if you don't expect a very high quality level.
In general, you have to be quite generous to this movie to like it. The mood of the film is disbalanced in a disturbing way. The film is definitely supposed to be a comedy but there are few, unsatisfying attempts of criticism on how society deals with elderly people. These should have been extended or left out. The story also has it's weak points. For instance, there is exactly one scene, where Don Ameche (who is, by the way, perfectly cast) wins his mind again and talks to his son as if he was normal. This happens never again later, although one would expect it. Another leave-out suggestion.
Apart from that, "Folks!` is a turbulent and quite black comedy, not suitable for bad nerves. It's the kind of movie, where everything goes wrong that can go wrong, and there is one character who gets more and more hits from life because he is too warm-hearted. If you enjoyed that, watch the Austrian movie "Hinterholz 8`. The humour of it is not as crude as in "Folks!` but the pity towards the main character is even stronger.
In general, you have to be quite generous to this movie to like it. The mood of the film is disbalanced in a disturbing way. The film is definitely supposed to be a comedy but there are few, unsatisfying attempts of criticism on how society deals with elderly people. These should have been extended or left out. The story also has it's weak points. For instance, there is exactly one scene, where Don Ameche (who is, by the way, perfectly cast) wins his mind again and talks to his son as if he was normal. This happens never again later, although one would expect it. Another leave-out suggestion.
Apart from that, "Folks!` is a turbulent and quite black comedy, not suitable for bad nerves. It's the kind of movie, where everything goes wrong that can go wrong, and there is one character who gets more and more hits from life because he is too warm-hearted. If you enjoyed that, watch the Austrian movie "Hinterholz 8`. The humour of it is not as crude as in "Folks!` but the pity towards the main character is even stronger.