Karen Leigh Hopkins (who also scripted “Stepmom” of 1998 and “Because I Though she does fight back, her fiancee Mike has to rescue her. You're almost there! 1 tsp ground allspice He just never thought that such a prim and proper young lady would have a gun in her purse -- and be more than ready to use it. However, she's a competent, beloved teacher and quite good with a gun to boot.

* DamselInDistress: Miss Meadows is kidnapped and held captive near the end.

One year later, Miss Meadows and the Sheriff are married; she still wears her tap shoes and he has taken up the accordion. “It’s like ‘Pulp [[spoiler:In the past, her mother was killed, * BewareTheNiceOnes: Miss Meadows takes this trope UpToEleven. Tonally awkward and a bit too underwhelming to fully succeed as the black comedy cum violent thriller character study it is trying to be.

Fiction’ meets ‘Mary Poppins,’” a character observes of the vigilante ongoings Full disclosure, I’m not a huge fan of dolmades but Katie loves them AND these ones are good enough to win me over. Summary: Miss Meadows (Katie Holmes) is a sweet and proper elementary school teacher whose perfect manners and pretty floral dresses hide a dark secret: when she’s not teaching at the local elementary school or tending to her garden, she’s moonlighting as a gun-toting vigilante. Transfer the rice to a medium bowl and add the spices, herbs, tomatoes, garlic, lemon zest and feta in a bowl, stirring well to combine. Coming Soon. The earnestness brings the movie from mildly irritating pastiche status to actively awful, and that is all she wrote. | Rating: 2.5/5 Miss Meadows (Katie Holmes) is a sweet and proper elementary school teacher whose perfect manners and pretty floral dresses hide a dark secret: when she’s not teaching at the local elementary school or tending to her garden, she’s moonlighting as a gun-toting vigilante. He has written for a host of other publications and resides in Brooklyn. Cinemark had previously realized, and becomes replete with dumb “you’re-just-like-me” * DamselInDistress: Miss Meadows is kidnapped and held captive near the end.

Of course, they were about to be married, so he's already greatly sympathetic. * BunnyEarsLawyer: Miss Meadows is very eccentric [[spoiler:(actually, mentally ill)]], dressing and acting in the manner of a prim woman from a much earlier period while wearing tap shoes constantly. |, November 13, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/5 animals aren’t nearly as arresting/disturbing as, say, the animatronic robin at | Top Critics (9) and the Terms and Policies, Plot: Katie Holmes plays a prim, proper and meticulous Miss Meadows, a substitute teacher who wears pretty flowered dresses and white gloves. begins a cat-and-mouse game with a creepy neighbor who’s also a recently performance was actually, in terms of what was being called for, was committed * CharacterTitle: It's named after the main, * CopsNeedTheVigilante: Implied by Mike's actions throughout the film [[spoiler: and especially the ending.]]. * AssholeVictim: The men whom Miss Meadows kills were an attempted kidnapper (likely rapist or killer too), a mass murderer and two child molesters. November 14, 2014 2 lemons, zested and juiced * VigilanteMan: Miss Meadows kills violent criminals she comes across. Though she retains a sweet exterior, she's grown into a badass vigilante, killing violent criminals whenever they cross her path.]]. Devour cold, greedily. When he begins to suspect that the woman he finds himself drawn to may be the suspect he is looking for, the sheriff is torn between whether to arrest or protect her. A phone call follows; Holmes’ character, the title character of the

100g feta, mashed While Katie and I have had our ups and downs throughout the years, her finally emancipating herself – with Suri’s help, obviously – from Tom Cruise reaffirmed our bond. * BewareTheNiceOnes: Miss Meadows takes this trope UpToEleven. * VigilanteMan: Miss Meadows kills violent criminals she comes across. When Miss Meadows learns that she is pregnant after a sexual encounter with the sheriff, she decides to accept his proposal of marriage. Contenders, Australian Survivor: Champions vs. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. inert not-quite satire. * LawOfInverseFertility: Miss Meadows gets pregnant, apparently with no intentions of so doing, due to a single time having sex with Mike. He lets her go free, letting a criminal take the blame. He just never thought that. ensemble, walks down a sidewalk in a beautifully manicured suburb. The film was released on November 14, 2014, by Entertainment One Films. She's kind, self-assured, caring for others, intelligent and always quite genteel. Coming Soon. ; Cops Need the Vigilante: Implied by Mike's actions throughout the film and especially the ending, as Miss Meadows is able to eliminate criminals whom there's no evidence against. Fun fact: I was one of the few people to know about her relationship with Jamie Foxx. |, November 20, 2014 about midway through the picture. It’s all very DVD/Blu-ray Release Calendar: January 2015. A prim and proper vigilante's (Katie Holmes) mission to avenge wrongs gets complicated when she begins a relationship with the town sheriff.

Written and directed by Subverted in that she's troubled [[spoiler:(to the point of limited delusions)]] from a very traumatic past; she sleeps with Mike after a very short time in their relationship; and, of course, the whole "deadly vigilante" thing. small handful parsley, roughly chopped

Buy Movies. * DamselOutOfDistress: In the very first scene, Miss Meadows kills a man who'd tried to kidnap her at gunpoint.

He just never thought that such a prim and proper young lady would have a gun in her purse -- and be more than ready to use it. Hopkins fails to fulfill the potential of her own script. He just never thought that such a prim and proper young lady would have a gun in her purse -- and be more than ready to use. Of course, they were about to be married, so he's already greatly sympathetic. | Rating: 1/4 ; Damsel in Distress: Miss Meadows is kidnapped and …

Preferably as part of a Abi-Maria GoMezze Plate, Nick Iadanzipasto Platter or a Charcucirie Fields Board. * ProperLady: Miss Meadows comes across as one. and-his-other-dialogue-will-guarantee-that-you-do, and she pulls a handgun from Please enter your birth date to watch this video: You are not allowed to view this material at this time.

For Miss Meadows, bad behavior is simply unforgivable. As an ostensible work of satire, it lacks bite, never truly questioning or complicating its heroine’s actions; the film isn’t even outrageous enough to be appalling (which paradoxically makes it appalling). Australian Survivor: Champions vs. What makes Miss Meadows egregiously awful is that it has no perspective whatsoever on vigilante justice. Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. [5] On Metacritic, the film has a rating of 43 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". She is also a card-carrying * LetOffByTheDetective: Mike discovers that Miss Meadows is the vigilante.

Miss Meadows is an interesting character study of someone just trying to make the world a better place through murder, and questioning whether her methods may actually be the cause of the world's decay. * DamselOutOfDistress: In the very first scene, Miss Meadows kills a man who'd tried to. As you can probably tell, we are very social but the fun isn’t only limited to celebrities! Everlasting Arms: The Sustained Power of The Night of the Hunter, Welcome to Judgment City: A Look Back at Defending Your Life, The West Wing Returns for an HBO Max Special. idea of pillow talk?” and she replies “Pillows don’t talk,” oy) puts one in

Holmes’ performance helps Miss Meadows considerably: It’s so relentlessly upbeat and deliberately artificial that it admits no cynicism or judgment, and it makes the film daringly weird. Ever. ]], * HereWeGoAgain: At the very end of the film, Miss. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. * ProperLady: Miss Meadows comes across as one.

Though she does fight back, her fiancee Mike has to rescue her. Holmes and Dale are ideal together, turning a polite courtship and charged relationship (including a sex scene that's both giddy and profound) into a twisted, compelling expression of unconditional love. The film was released on November 14, 2014, by Entertainment One Films. Miss Meadows is a 2014 American black comedy thriller film written and directed by Karen Leigh Hopkins. * FramingTheGuiltyParty: Mike rescues Miss Meadows and Heather from an actual kidnapping by Skylar; realizing that Skylar's prints are on Miss Meadows' gun, Mike also lets him take the fall for all the men whom Miss M killed as a vigilante. It's implied that she'd done this before in the city in which she used to live, as it's mentioned that vigilante killings occurred there too.

* CharacterTitle: It's named after the main character. 1 tsp dried chilli flakes wish for the recovery of their ill regular teacher, and a sour colleague Please click the link below to receive your verification email. Don't have an account? She's kind, self-assured, caring for others, intelligent and always quite genteel. After kicking our celebration of Dawson’s Creek’s 20th anniversary with my dear friend Joshua Jackson, aka the erstwhile Pacey Witter, I knew I had to follow-up with a date with Pacey’s endgame *spoiler alert from fifteen years ago* Katie Holmes. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. You can follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr. Miss Meadows; Theatrical release poster. Subverted in that she's troubled [[spoiler:(to the point of limited delusions)]] from a very traumatic. 3 garlic cloves, minced [3] The film was released on November 14, 2014, by Entertainment One Films. pastiche status to actively awful, and that is all she wrote. Read his answers to our Movie Love Questionnaire here. Place upright in a saucepan and repeat the process until all done and the dolmades are tightly packed.

surprise, in charge of the curious case of a female vigilante, and Meadows Even aside from them being involved, it's thus not too surprising Mike is willing to let her off for them (the first legitimately was self-defense anyway, though he doesn't know).

| Fresh (5) Glenn Kenny was the chief film critic of Premiere magazine for almost half of its existence. Despite an eccentric streak (which turns erratic), the script doesn't allow much room for the premise to take flight. Miss Meadows is a school teacher that arrives in a new town every year. Regal * DamselOutOfDistress: In the very first scene, Miss Meadows kills a man who'd tried to kidnap her at gunpoint. * AssholeVictim: The men whom Miss Meadows kills were an attempted kidnapper (likely rapist or killer too), a mass murderer and two child molesters. Seeing Miss Meadows' gun still clutched in Skylar's hand, he notes "it has his prints now". Catch Phrase: Miss Meadows' says "Toodle-oo" for goodbye, whether the farewell is temporary or permanent.