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Sunday, 18 January 2015

MISS MEADOWS [2014]

Writer/director Karen Leigh Hopkins' oddball thriller Miss Meadows is one of those films that almost worked but misses the mark with dire consequences.
Katie Holmes is effective as a prim & proper school teacher that isn't afraid to bury a bullet in your head if you're on the wrong side of the law.  It's a bit silly but Holmes somehow makes it work no matter how clumsy the writing and direction is at times.  It can be quite enjoyable at times but sadly it places itself too much in reality it loses it's charm.  If it were to take place in a Bryan Fuller dreamy reality it would have been that much better it somehow more believable.

2½ accordion jams out of 5

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