Savior Sandler.

  Adam Sandler almost single-handedly saved, and made, The Meyerowitz Stories work, as a movie. Sandler gives one hell of a performance and fingers-all-crossed that he continues to work in this area of serious acting. Noah B is losing his edge, Adam S has gained his (I predict Noah will regain his edge once actress Greta Gerwig leaves him, as her new directing career is blossoming). I understand now why Dustin Hoffman didn't want to make this movie, as his character operates mostly as a 'device' and the family foil than a person (he turned this movie down multiple times and only agreed to act in it because his son wanted him to do it). Ben Stiller IS Ben Stiller, as usual. Grace Van Patten (Timothy Van Patten's daughter!) did prove to be as gifted an actor as her father. And finally, Judd Hirsch was as spectacular as Sandler in this movie despite only appearing in a cameo-type role similar to Winona Ryder's screen-stealing bit part as an aging ballerina alchie in that crazy movie Black Swan). In the future, if there is ever a sequel and another 'story'  added to this unnecessary ensemble cast that is The Meyerowitz Stories, all Noah would need to do next time is to cast ONLY Judd Hirsch and Adam Sandler sitting in a room somewhere in the East Village chatting off-script, and unshaven, and he'd have a smash hit. bye.

p.s.  I didn't bring up Emma Thompson in the above review because I like her too much as a person and as an actress and watching her make a caricature out of herself with a goofy rendition of Cate Blanchett's drunk in Blue Jasmine mixed up in Kathy Bates' Misery wardrobe kinda hurt a lot. That said, if anyone wants to see why clothes are priced so cheap at the Salvation Army, watch this movie on NETFLIX and shop like Thompson did for her part. bye again.