-spoiler alert-Nobody likes movies about people, just people, anymore. This movie is sweet, well written, and ends on a happy note. Quit trying to be wanna be movie critics and just enjoy a grown-up movie. And duh, no movie with J.K. Simmons in it is ever bad. Especially with the chickens. Go Griz.

I had read a brief summary of this film elsewhere... recent widow, interferes in daughters life, interferes in everyone's life, and I expected just another variation on the Bad Mama, Bad Neighbour, Bad anyone-you-can-care to mention theme. Not a bit, though.Sure it seems to start that way, and Marnie (Susan Sarandon) is irritating at first, but as the film went on I warmed to her. It is easy to knock someone who needs to fill their lives maybe with their perceived needs of others, but Marnie is a genuine character. She is no saint, but nor is she unlikeable. She's kind, frustrating, generous, fragile, sensitive, insensitive; in fact she's human.I found it a believable performance by Susan Sarandon. Slightly unsure on the accent, but for all I know the rest could actually just be Susan Sarandon.JK Simmons is always worth watching, and whilst his character may be a bit too flawless, he still ticks all the boxes.Spoiler: I also expected the film to cop-out with the ending: Mother gets what she wants for her daughter, but there's no happy ending for Lori, and in a way that's refreshing.Finally, loved the lighting quality. Everywhere, (plane trips, East Coast, outdoors) was bright, and it made me feel uplifted.

Review: I don't think that this movie had the appropriate title, because Marnie Minervini (Susan Sarandon), was really sweet to everyone around her, including her daughter Lori (Rose Byrne), even though she finds her annoying. The movie is based on Marnie, who moves near to her daughter after her husband dies, and tries her best to get close to her daughter, who keeps on pushing her away. Marnie even moves close to her daughter but she still finds it hard to connect to her. When Lori gets a job on a film set, far away from home, Marnie decides to make some drastic changes in her life, to keep herself busy while her daughter is away. She uses her husbands money to fund Lori's friends wedding, and she helps a teenager in the Apple store to further his education, by driving him to night school. She also meets Zipper (J.K. Simmons) whilst mistakenly walking onto a film set but she finds it hard to move on from her dead husband. When her daughter finally comes back from her job, a tricky situation brings them closer together, and she helps an old patient in hospital who she has been visiting from time to time. I personally think that the world would be such a nicer place if there was loads of Marnie's in everyone's life's. She really did see the good in every situation, whilst going through an emotional time in her life, and she didn't ask for anything in return. Although this movie had some witty scenes, I did find Marnie's journey entertaining and quite emotional in parts. Sarandon played her role extremely well but the misguiding title will make it seem more like a comedy than an emotional drama. In all, it's a sweet film with some touching moments, that is worth a watch, especially as it's based on real people. Watchable!Round-Up: At 70 years old, Susan Sarandon has proved that she still has it, and her commitment to he roles are professional, and always on point. Rose Byrne, 37, has also proved that she can cover any genre, in comedic roles in the Bad Neighbours franchise and Spy, to horror movies in the Insidious franchise, and the chemistry between Lori and Marnie in this movie was quite believable, especially the bathroom scene. Anyway, this film was directed by Lorene Scafaria, who also made the Steve Carrell comedy, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World with Keira Knightley. Although she hasn't had much experience behind the camera, she has worked some decent actors, and it was good to see that this movie made a profit at the box office. Budget: $3.2million Worldwide Gross: $5.4millionI recommend this movie to people who are into their comedy/romance/dramas, starring Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, J.K. Simmons, Jerrod Carmichael, Cecily Strong, Lucy Punch, Jason Ritter and Michael McKean. 5/10

I guess this was what they call a "chick-flick". Simply one of the most boring, going- nowhere-meandering, "what's this nonsense about?" movies of all time. Can I please have my 1 hour back I wasted on this so called movie? I'll never get it back... Gave up waiting for something interesting to happen after an hour of total boredom. A depressing movie with plenty of substance abuse, dysfunctional, and immoral relationships.How do these silly movies get made? What a total waste. Susan Sarandon is OK but she is actually in one giant annoying role.Stay away, plenty of other entertaining movies around...