The latest Meryl Streep star vehicle sags when she’s not front and center.

Based on the title alone, one would think that this movie was primarily about a woman named Tamara Drewe. And while Tamara (Gemma Arterton) is nominally the lead, and her story is the one we’re perhaps meant to care most about, Tamara Drewe is actually a very well-balanced ensemble piece, filled with a solid half-dozen characters who command just as much attention and interest as our titular heroine.