The Meddler (2016)
Directed by Lorene Scafaria
With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori, 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.
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What critics compared The Meddler to
Going in, I thought that "Hustlers" had pretty much everything going for it--an intriguing premise, an engaging cast and a writer-director in Lorene Scafaria whose previous films ("Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" and "The Meddler") were both interesting combinations of oddball humor and genuine human emotion--but it just never really clicks.
Talented writer/director Lorene Scafaria (“Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist,” “The Meddler,” “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World”) has made an honest but warmly sympathetic look at the real-life story of small-time crooks who decided to design their own form of retributive justice and also steal some money.
Director Lorene Scafaria who previously directed the little indie feature ‘The Meddler‘ makes sure that her ‘not-easy-to-belive-real-story’ remains an entertainer.
Hustlers , directed by Lorene Scafaria ( The Meddler , 2015), gathered positive reviews since its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival .
Writer-director Lorene Scafaria ("The Meddler"), whose script is based on a true story from a New York magazine article, creates an air of female empowerment among her troupe of dancers, which includes Keke Palmer's Mercedes, Cardi B's Diamond and Lili Reinhart's Annabelle.
Much of the credit should go to writer-director Lorene Scafaria ( Hustlers is a wild change in pace for the filmmaker following her previous effort, comedy-drama The Meddler ).