Meryl Streep is one of those stars who become bigger than the movies they act in. IOW, people go to see her movies, just because she’s in them, and not because they’re particularly good movies. I avoid anything that she stars in, since, it’s likely going to be a movie where it becomes more about Meryl than about the content or story line.
There are a bunch of “stars” like that (Julia Roberts is another one), and they are put in movies because of their “star power” and not because they would make the movie more memorable or entertaining. I prefer to see movies where I don’t pay attention to the stars, and can concentrate about what the movie is about.
Agree with you there.