"A Pulp Fiction- Mary Poppins," the one and only quote used on the dvd packaging of this film (credited to Frank Scheck of the Hollywood Reporter), I discovered, to my disdain, is a line used in the film. The character of Miss Meadows is in no way comparable to Mary Poppins who is a well defined character written to be endearing as well as mysterious. Katy Holmes looks the part and clearly gives her sincerest effort but with hardly a shred of character development and an overuse of incoherent dialogue, she simply wasn't given the tools needed to make the role shine. As for Pulp Fiction...I didn't find a correlation there either. Pulp Fiction utilized an intricately constructed script woven with fierce dialogue as well as an evocative display of intertwined editing. The plotless of Miss Meadows unravels from a mess of confusion like spaghetti noodles sliding from a plate. The opening idea that the title character has an unspoken symbiotic language with animals is never explored or even revisited until a few seconds before the credits roll, despite the fact that a poorly utilized villain has a canine companion. The script tries far beyond its reach to deliver clever black comedy dialogue, much of which falls flat, leaving the viewer perplexed. The characters we know so little about enter into life situations knowing even less about each other. We do actually receive one defining nugget of the main character in the form of a flashback but unfortunately it is segmented confusingly within the film when it may have served the story better as a whole scene inserted into the right place. In addition, there are a few cuts in the film that linger on to the point of throwing the viewer out of the suspension of disbelief and left to wonder when they will end. I do heartily agree with other reviewers that the concept is great. The proof being that it worked so wonderfully in Serial Mom directed by John Waters. My suggestion...watch that instead.

A tap dancing vigilante may seem an impossible idea to turn into a comprehensible script but somehow Karen Leigh Hopkins makes it work. The opening sequence of the film makes it clear that Miss Meadows (Holmes) is no ordinary school teacher cum vigilante, with victim number one clocked very early after the title sequence. Holmes does a great job of making Miss Meadows seem the epitome of eccentricity, with, apparently, carefully created, precisely drawn and meticulously manicured manners, even at the point of the kill.Throughout the plot are moments of blissful dialogue intertwined with pauses, telling looks, and, it has to be said, the incongruous, but it does hang together if you stick with it. There are continuity blunders in more than one scene, and occasional poor editing, but these do not stop the film from being surprisingly engrossing. The acting is rather good too, especially from James Badge Dale (the Sheriff) and Ava Kolker (Heather). There are memorable scenes like dancing to an unseen and unheard accordion in a field which make this film a little like an old fashioned fairy tale or a fable, but the message is totally adult in content, and should leave you thoughtful by the end.A film like few others which is going to be underrated and under exposed. It is better than it will score on places like 1Mbd.

Well, "Miss Meadows" one night, "Everly" the next, followed by "Spring" the third. Why can't the girls just get along with people? "Miss Meadows", well portrayed, and humorously so, by Katie Holmes, is straight out of (no, not Compton) that old school, sweet mannered, elementary school teacher mode. Except! She's got some issues and a pistol in her purse. She's a staunch believer in exacting justice where necessary, but the little darlings/munchkins love her so she can't be all bad. Props, sets, locations, acting all good. A bit of a hyperbolic parody on all those Miss Manners types. Flash backs will start to explain her past and will be clearer by the end of the movie, but has she changed? No subtitles, but Katie Holmes dances (sort of) and sings "These Boots are Made for Walking". Also, an unusual connection to the Polly Klaas event.

Miss Meadows (Katie Holmes) is an elementary school teacher with an apparent heart of gold. She also has a zero tolerance approach to ne'er do wells and exacts righteous justice using a hand gun. Then she starts a relationship with the town's sheriff (James Badge Dale) and her whole life gets turned upside down which leads her to face up to the past as the inevitability of the future looms ever nearer.Now I rather enjoyed this 'quirky' film, it has a sort of charm and is very stylish – especially Miss Meadows – she even has 'clothes on sex', but is has been criticised for being right wing. The idea that there is only one way to deal with wrong doers and that is by taking a leaf out of Draconia's handbook. The way it is presented does have a hint of unbelievability about it and I thought it may have been a spoof like say 'Super' nearly was. It though does not play for laughs or satire and is a basic relationship film and so does not mange to hit the right notes – which is a pity as everyone in it does a really good job and it is an easy and a short watch. If in doubt go for rentals this is not one that will benefit from subsequent viewings.