Ricki and the Flash (2015)

Directed by: Jonathan Demme

Written by: Diablo Cody

Starring Meryl Streep







Meryl Streep's performance is always great, and it is in this film.  She has a few great lines and everything.  It's just the writing of the story that made it go off course.

Ricki and the Flash stars Streep's character Ricki Randazzo a.k.a. Linda Brummell who is trying to make it in the world doing what she loves most, performing with her band.  When her daughter Julie, played by Streep's own daughter Mammie Gummer, goes through a divorce, Ricki flies back to try to get her daughter back on her feet.  Stuff happens, yadda, yadda, yadda, and she realizes that she may have made a mistake of going after a music career instead of being with her family.

It was a nice film.  But the trailers mislead what the story was about in my opinion.  I thought there would be much more bonding of Gummer with Streep and there was barely any...just at the beginning.  It mostly involved Ricki's reflection of her life and how she deals with the choices she's made.

The other characters were great though.  My favorite was Gummer since I'm a huge fan of hers since her days on Emily Ownes M.D.  But like I said, the plot was boring.  Thanks a lot Cody.

I would give this film 3.5 popcorns, but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and say 4.  A low 4, only for Ms. Streep and Ms. Gummer.

Rock on Ricki.