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An aging widow from New York City follows her daughter to Los Angeles in hopes of starting a new life after her husband passes away.
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| Killer Movie ReviewsAndrea Chasea better film about the complicated bond between mother and child has never had a better, a funnier, or a more heartwarming cinematic incarnation. |
| RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzA diminutive and misleading title for such an affecting, often profound film. |
| Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)Bob BloomSusan Sarandon gives a performance that is as maddening as it is endearing. ... |
| Georgia StraightKen EisnerStruggles to find the right balance of amused detachment and deeper exploration of family dynamics. |
| ObserverRex ReedCharming, insightful and funny, The Meddler takes familiar material (the mother from Hell and the daughter from Hunger) and infuses it with affectionate, slap-your-thigh humor. It also crowns Susan Sarandon with one of her most endearingly irresistible roles in years. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperWriter-director Lorene Scafaria takes a sitcom of a premise and imbues it with depth, intelligence and numerous sweet, melancholy moments that feel just … right. |
| Chicago Daily HeraldDann GireScafaria's comic drama can be corny and sitcomy at times, yet its characters feel grounded and real, and Sarandon's performance genuine and effortless. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldThese characters don’t seem like types chosen from a screenwriting manual but like people we might know, with quirks and feelings and flaws and hearts. |
| Willamette WeekChance Solem-PfeiferThe script's bones are a meaningful reversal of mother-daughter grief and recovery, but they're forced to support Blues Traveler cameos, a weed-eating gag and a clique of Angeleno bridesmaids. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenA subdued domestic drama, without much punch. |