A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

The Meddler of the title is Marnie (Susan Sarandon) who has been lonely since her husband has died and ends up overbearing her daughter Lori (Rose Byrne.)However Marnie is well meaning and other people who cross paths with her seem to appreciate her help more than her daughter, Marnie also attracts several admirers including Zipper (JK Simmons) and despite her daughter's rebuffing her intentions, she finds a new purpose in her life.The film has wonderful performances from Sarandon and Simmons, but it is a pretty empty film. Not really a comedy, nor quirky or dramatic enough.

Review: I don't think that this movie had the appropriate title, because Marnie Minervini (Susan Sarandon), was really sweet to everyone around her, including her daughter Lori (Rose Byrne), even though she finds her annoying. The movie is based on Marnie, who moves near to her daughter after her husband dies, and tries her best to get close to her daughter, who keeps on pushing her away. Marnie even moves close to her daughter but she still finds it hard to connect to her. When Lori gets a job on a film set, far away from home, Marnie decides to make some drastic changes in her life, to keep herself busy while her daughter is away. She uses her husbands money to fund Lori's friends wedding, and she helps a teenager in the Apple store to further his education, by driving him to night school. She also meets Zipper (J.K. Simmons) whilst mistakenly walking onto a film set but she finds it hard to move on from her dead husband. When her daughter finally comes back from her job, a tricky situation brings them closer together, and she helps an old patient in hospital who she has been visiting from time to time. I personally think that the world would be such a nicer place if there was loads of Marnie's in everyone's life's. She really did see the good in every situation, whilst going through an emotional time in her life, and she didn't ask for anything in return. Although this movie had some witty scenes, I did find Marnie's journey entertaining and quite emotional in parts. Sarandon played her role extremely well but the misguiding title will make it seem more like a comedy than an emotional drama. In all, it's a sweet film with some touching moments, that is worth a watch, especially as it's based on real people. Watchable!Round-Up: At 70 years old, Susan Sarandon has proved that she still has it, and her commitment to he roles are professional, and always on point. Rose Byrne, 37, has also proved that she can cover any genre, in comedic roles in the Bad Neighbours franchise and Spy, to horror movies in the Insidious franchise, and the chemistry between Lori and Marnie in this movie was quite believable, especially the bathroom scene. Anyway, this film was directed by Lorene Scafaria, who also made the Steve Carrell comedy, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World with Keira Knightley. Although she hasn't had much experience behind the camera, she has worked some decent actors, and it was good to see that this movie made a profit at the box office. Budget: $3.2million Worldwide Gross: $5.4millionI recommend this movie to people who are into their comedy/romance/dramas, starring Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, J.K. Simmons, Jerrod Carmichael, Cecily Strong, Lucy Punch, Jason Ritter and Michael McKean. 5/10

Lorene Scafaria both wrote and directed this little film that surveys a significant issue – how do we deal with the death of a spouse? – and unfortunately turns it into a rather tepid and at times annoying diatribe of dealing with loss by meddling in others affairs while attempting to come to grips with personal issues of loss. Were it not for the presence of Susan Sarandon the film would likely have lost the following it has. Nice idea for a story but far too overstated.The synopsis most pertinent to the story is as follows: 'With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini (Susan Sarandon) has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori (Rose Byrne), a successful but still single screenwriter, and smother her with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others - as well as her own - and find a new purpose in life – in the form of Zipper (J.K. Simmons).'Marnie meddles in so many other people's lives – all with good intentions and purchasing friendships with money and gifts and favors – that it dazzles the viewer. So many topical issues are covered – same sex marriage, current pop singers, peeks into Black Matters issues, social media hookups, fear by widows of starting partnerships with older men, Vaping, etc – that Marnie encounters and tries to manage by using her estate. It does get overbearing. But then the ending is so well sculpted that the tiresome first 90 minutes can be forgiven.

Written and directed by a female director of 'Seeking a Friend for the End of the World' fame. The film revolves around an aging woman who recently lost her husband is now trying her best for her only daughter who is still a single in her middle age. With all the wealth she inherited from her dead husband, she uses them for the good cause of the people in her circle. This is like a sweet little film, about doing what seems the right thing to do. So it is a feel good kind of film that suits for the family audience.A simple drama, but it also portrayed the struggles, in a good sense like no stress or violence in it. Some of the comedies were really good, makes you laugh when you least expected. At a time slightly romantic, but mostly stays away from that concept. More like a retired person thing, like how their life goes on on the daily basis was the idea of this film. Like how you keep yourself engaged with something, including learning the current trends and making small- small mistakes unknowingly, totally appeals softly.Susan Sarandon was superb and her co-stars like Rose Byrne, JK Simmons and others were not bad either. I don't think this is just for women, pretty much the same for everybody, I mean the watching experience would be. I did not know what to expect, but ended up liking it, so I hope the same for you as well. This is not a gem, but still worth a watch for the way everything told in the film. Particularly if you are bored of the blowing up building stuffs, it would be like a refresher if you give it a try.7/10