Review of Miss Meadows (2014) by Robert H — 03 Jan 2015

I remember seeing the trailer for this movie and thinking that it would be pretty good. Now having seen it I'm left thinking how much better it could have been. In trailer form this seemed like a role tailor-made for Katie Holmes (who also executive produces), but as time went on the magic seemed to wear off and she seemed too mature to be playing a person who possibly just passing as someone much younger than she appears.

For this kind of story to work, you have to believe in the main character and the situations she is put in and for me the believability wore off rather quickly. I never believed that Katie Holmes was as nice as her character was supposed to be and it always seemed like she was putting on a show rather than being a genuine person.

It also didn't help that her acting (and the rest of the cast) wasn't great either. It had a great opening scene (which was in the trailer) but it was all downhill from there. The characters and story didn't go to any unexpected or interesting places either.

Everything in the story was fairly predictable, and it also never manages to have a consistent tone or attitude toward its characters. Still, for what little vigilante justice was doled out by the titular Miss Meadows, it wasn't too bad in that regard.

This was a movie that would have worked better in short form than the 88 minutes which already felt like it was stretching the concept thin. If you're a diehard Katie Holmes fan (what few of you there may be), then this might be worth a rental.

For everyone else, if you've seen the trailer, you've already seen the best parts. Just skip it.