'She Came to Me' review: Is the Peter Dinklage, Anne Hathaway and Marisa Tomei film worth watching?

Writer-director Rebecca Miller charmed us with her 2015 movie Maggie's Plan, and now the filmmaker has given us a new romanic dramedy with She Came to Me, starring Peter Dinklage, Anne Hathaway and Marisa Tomei.

Movie: She Came to Me
Release date: In theatres Oct. 6
Cast: Peter Dinklage, Anne Hathaway, Marisa Tomei, Joanna Kulig, Brian d'Arcy James, Evan Ellison, Harlow Jane
Runtime: 102 minutes

What is 'She Came To Me' about?

Steven Lauddem (Dinklage) is an opera composer in New York City, but he's lost his sense of inspiration.

When his wife Patricia (Hathaway), who was previously his therapist, recommends that he take a walk with their dog to clear his head, he meets the woman who becomes his muse for his next great opera.

That woman is Katrina, played by Marisa Tomei, a tug boat captain. Steven goes back to her boat after meeting Katrina at a bar, when she reveals she's a romance addict. After their affair, the interaction becomes the inspiration.

Simultaneously, Miller has two other storylines running parallel to Steven's narrative.

Patricia, a very type-A human being with a cleaning obsession, starts searching for something to spiritually enlighten her. That's when she decides she wants to just let go of her current life and become a nun.

Additionally, Patricia’s 18-year-old son Julian (Evan Ellison), from a previous marriage, has fallen in love with Tereza (Harlow Jane), the daughter of the family's housekeeper Magdalena (Joanna Kulig). But her overbearing father, a civil rights re-enactment aficionado played by Brian d'Arcy James, takes particular issues with their intimacy and tries keep them apart.

Is 'She Came to Me' worth watching?

Miller certainly stuffed She Came to Me with enough content to fill up every second of time for each and every character. While one way to see it is that there's likely something for anyone who watches the film to connect with, we cross that threshold into the space where things often feel jammed and disjointed. To the point where you end up feeling quite distant from each character's story arc.

It's a romantic comedy but there's too much bouncing around to feel strongly about either of those elements in the movie.

But with that does come the element of surprise as the plot progresses, and there are moments that feel quirky in a charming way.

Much of what will keep your attention is the star-studded cast, including Dinklage's charisma mixed with his character's grumpiness, Hathaway's grand ability to effectively execute big swings in emotions, and Tomei playing a lovable oddball character.

We appreciate how Miller embraces a non-linear and messy path for her characters, but it mostly left us straining to stay interested in the journey.