betty dalton This movie makes me feel humble and in reverence. The subject is so delicate that I feel hesitant to analyse it in the usual clinical way. Definitely not a popcornmovie nor is it a sentimental tearjerker. It is as real as it gets...The story is about a couple who have lost their child. They both struggle how to cope with the uncertainty surrounding the missing child. The father and the mother get estranged from eachother and the centre of the movie is about how both parents continue to lose their sanity over the uncertaintity of the whereabouts of their missing child.At the very end of the movie I was really touched by an almost magical encounter, which meaning you will understand if you choose to see Meadowland. Or you wont understand it, if you have a peanut as a brain. I cant reveal the ending here, because it is a spoiler. Meadowland is a real rough diamant, wrapped in breathtaking grief though, so only watch it if you are up for a lot of repressed and twisted emotions. Meadowland is dedicated to the late father of the director. At the very end of the credits, he is remembered as "...if it was yesterday they saw eachother last..." Is it the personal loss of the director's father that made this movie so heartwrenchingly beautiful? Because this movie is all about loss. And when a director has just experienced a personal loss herself there is most likely no distance at all to the emotions in this delicate story. "Meadowland" really comes across as a personal tale of grief...It is never easy to recommend a movie about the loss of a child, because I usually dont wanna get sad while watching a movie. Who does? But Meadowland easily found its way to my heart, because besides the grief there is healing to be found as well. And the healing end part of the movie struck me as an uplifting, magical experience. For that reason I do want to recommend this picture very much...

Rosalie Consiglio Those who didn't like the ending, or said it left them hanging, just didn't get it.First off, I think the movie was, most importantly, REAL. It was how real people, in the real world cope, not Hollywood people, or how Hollywood THINKS real people would. The real world is ugly, dirty, and selfish, but can also be beautiful, innocent, and full of wonder if you look at all of it and don't just focus on the negative. Its about a couple falling apart and doing things they normally would not do. With her the cutting, having sex with a stranger, smoking DMT, and listening to metal. Him, using his pull as a cop to find his meeting friend's daughter's killer's address. The loser brother-in-law whose life is a mess (doesn't everyone family have someone like this?). As for the ending, she promised to take him to Africa to see the elephants, but instead actually ends up finding him an elephant! And by doing so, she looks into the elephant's eyes and realizes that she lost her baby too. They lock eyes in mutual pain, loss, grieving, understanding. In that moment, she is able to connect with another mother who understands what it is like to lose a child. So he has his meetings, she got an elephant. What more do you want from an ending? Want to see if they let her adopt the kid? If she went back to teaching? She still is going to need a LOT of work, either years of therapy or group, an elephant can't fix broken. But anyway, who cares? That would be the boring part. May as well leave it on a high note.

willcarson4358 Meadowlands is outstanding on many levels. It had a risk of being unbalanced and overly melodramatic or otherwise missing the point of the reality of what the film -through the writer- intended to convey which was the story of people who do go through this reality. While it had flaws if you looked hard for them, what stood out was what could be attributed to the direction, sound score, cinematic filming, and balanced overall presentation of the story. The actors all did what really talented actors can do. It was a very well done and worth seeing film. (Well, need more lines to submit review.) Regarding two things worth mentioning, The camera work was with a very fast lens and the ending scene was outstanding in how it brought the story to a conclusion.

cmv32261 The movie ending left you hanging, as in, is that all?, that alone deserves knocking off a 1/2 point, then take into consideration how squirly Olivia Wildes's character became and the fact she was unfaithful to her movie role husband played by Luke Wilson.Here comes the part where everything that needs to be said has been said, but IMDb has their stupid rule of 10 lines minimum.No 1 and I mean know 1 in regards for cinemagraphic art would have rated this movie higher than a 5.Sad thing is that even though Olivia Wilde is not an experienced movie producer judging from the garbage I have seen put out by those who are tells me it would not have made a difference.If as it is said that manure runs down hill poorly written (Screen Writers), or poorly directed, character roles portrayals are all reflections of a poorly produced movie.