Review of The Meddler (2016) by Donaldist — 25 Jun 2016

40/100.

Sticks very closely to the formula of the rising "Widow Dramedy" genre- it's possibly the exact same movie as last year's I'll See You in My Dreams, what with both being vehicles for talented aging actresses who've been out of the limelight for a while, featuring the actresses putting their deceased husbands behind them, with some daughter drama and granny takes pot interludes. J.K. Simmons even plays what is essentially a bald Sam Elliot (old Sam appeared in I'll See You in My Dreams and about a dozen more of these movies). We don't need this movie over and over! We need nice little genre pieces like Grandma that resurrect Lily Tomlin for some great character drama. I'm just worried for when Diane Ladd and Tom Selleck get mixed up in these formula-indies.