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Let's Call It A Bromance
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 The Meddler The Meddler Quote: The Meddler is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed and written by Lorene Scafaria. The film stars Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne and J. K. Simmons. Principal photography began on March 30, 2015 in Los Angeles. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film will be released on April 22, 2016, by Sony Pictures Classics.
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thompsoncory
Rachel McAdams Fan
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:13 am
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Location: LA / NYC
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Re: The Meddler This was just absolutely wonderful and I hope it finds the audience it deserves. It's incredibly sweet, funny and heartfelt and makes incredibly interesting and true observations about growing older and family relationships. Susan Sarandon is absolutely incredible here - equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking - and is the movie's anchor. In every scene, her character is so lovable and good-natured that the spirit she projects is infectious. She also handles the more dramatic moments with incredible flair and shares a sweet, natural chemistry with co-star J.K. Simmons (also great). The supporting cast is a who's-who of great comedy names and all add great support, particularly Rose Byrne as Sarandon's type-A screenwriter daughter, Cecily Strong and Jerrod Carmichael (Casey Wilson, Sarah Baker, Lucy Punch and Jason Ritter are also strong). It made me cry a few times and is such a great crowdpleaser. Definitely one to see with your mother. Don't miss it - it's one of my favorites of the year so far. A
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Magic Mike
Wallflower
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Re: The Meddler Too bad it couldn't have been wide for Mother's Day.
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Libs
Sbil
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Re: The Meddler Engaging and moving with a terrific performance by Susan Sarandon at its center, though I wish Rose Byrne and J.K. Simmons had more to do than orbit her shadow. B
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tree and a half
Cream of the Crop
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Re: The Meddler The Meddler would make a nice double bill with Hello, My Name Is Doris. It's greta to see older women getting some love in the romcom genre. I would have liked to see the story done as proper two-hander with Rose Byrne getting equal treatment, but that would have been a different movie. *B+*
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Magic Mike
Wallflower
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Re: The Meddler I really thought Rose Byrne would be more involved than she was in this one. Susan Sarandon was great though and J.K. Simmons was charming. Reminded me of the far superior I'll See You In My Dreams.
Still a cute movie with a great performance.
7/10 (B)
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tree and a half
Cream of the Crop
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Re: The Meddler Magic Mike wrote: Reminded me of the far superior I'll See You In My Dreams. Good comparison, though I thought The Meddler was the superior film. I had forgotten about I'll See You In My Dreams even before I left the theatre parking lot.
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Jmart
Superman: The Movie
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Re: The Meddler The material is nothing new, but Sarandon is phenomenal. She gives the performance of the year. Without her, the movie is a shrug. With her...
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