Flower

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Flower

R

Released Mar 16, 2018

1h 30m

Comedy

Drama

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Rebellious, quick-witted Erica Vandross is a 17-year-old firecracker living with her single mom, Laurie, and her mom's new boyfriend, Bob, in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley. When Bob's mentally unbalanced son, Luke, arrives from rehab to live with the family, Erica finds her domestic and personal life overwhelmed. With Luke and her sidekicks Kala and Claudine in tow, Erica acts out by exposing a high school teacher's dark secret.

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Critics Consensus

Flower proves Zoey Deutch can bring even the most preposterously written characters vividly to life -- and that she isn't quite enough to carry a fundamentally flawed film.

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Robert Daniels

812filmreviews

Bin it in the same place you put your bouquet from Valentine's Day.

Rated: 0.5/4

Aug 27, 2018

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Deutch burns up the screen in ways that are so passionately multifaceted I was dumbstruck by all of the emotional nuances she was able to mine with such aggressively calming ease.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 28, 2018

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Everyone here is simply a mismanaged thing to be moved around an isn't-that-shocking storyboard as needed. It's a shame, as Deutch shows real commitment to a role that demands the exact opposite ...

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 23, 2018

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Empathizing with toxic personalities and very preventable poor choices is a tough sell, no matter the attempts at charm.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 13, 2024

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David Gonzalez

The Cinematic Reel

What I immediately loved about Flower is that Winkler does not shy away from letting the audience know where he is taking his film from the opening moments.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 18, 2022

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

The beauty of Flower is less in its wonky storyline and more in its effervescent performances.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 4, 2021

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Alexander G

Wer eine junge Skorpionfrau sehen will, die völlig in ihrer Rolle aufgeht und eine Intensität versprüht, die den ganzen Film trägt, ist hier mit Flower und Zoey Deutch an der richtigen Adresse. Die Geschichte selbst ist dafür, dass der Film als "Komödie" gehandelt wird eher selten wirklich witzig. Das komplexen Themen Patchworkfamilie, Kindesmissbrauch und Drogenprobleme bieten letztlich den Hintergrund der Geschichte und berühren durchaus, wenn es einen auch gelegentlich eher runterzieht. Aber die unglaubliche Präsenz von Zoey Deutch tröstet wie gesagt über vieles andere hinweg. Wäre der Film besser, hätte sie für diese Rolle eine Oscarnominierung bekommen können!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/25/24

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Jerod S

Zoey has a ridiculous role to play - a teenager that's sexually disturbed but is tossed redeeming qualities here and there. It's a try hard movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/22/24

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Patrick F

This is a weird movie. It's very dark, and more of a drama than a comedy. Kathryn Hahn and Adam Scott were kind of wasted given their great comedic backgrounds. Zoey Deutch have a good performance. The premise is interesting, but I was sort of repulsed by the characters. Had higher hopes for the movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/13/24

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Ravenswood R

Emotionally unstable and off track film that has no coherent guiding theme. The acting is actually very good, amazingly, since the dialogue is extremely scattershot and unconvincing. The premise and story and almost all occurrences depicted are totally disconnected from anything resembling real life. So many flaws, and so many problems with this movie it would take a while to list them all. I made it through, and I consider that an accomplishment somehow, but it was really just a waste of time.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/02/23

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Catherine C

Absolutely loved Zoey Deutsch in this film! Although the characters were not that likable and it was a bit difficult to emotionally connect, I did love the unexpected ending of the film!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/30/23

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Ed

In addition to being morally dubious to exact vigilante justice on someone, even a child molester, I didn't like the two's relationship and the copious amounts of sexual references.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/23

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Synopsis

Rebellious, quick-witted Erica Vandross is a 17-year-old firecracker living with her single mom, Laurie, and her mom's new boyfriend, Bob, in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley. When Bob's mentally unbalanced son, Luke, arrives from rehab to live with the family, Erica finds her domestic and personal life overwhelmed. With Luke and her sidekicks Kala and Claudine in tow, Erica acts out by exposing a high school teacher's dark secret.

Director: Max Winkler
Producer: Eric B. Fleischman, Sean Tabibian, Brandon James, Matt Spicer
Screenwriter: Alex McAulay, Matt Spicer, Max Winkler
Distributor: The Orchard
Production Co: Rough House Pictures, Diablo Entertainment
Rating: R (Graphic Nude Drawings|Crude Sexual Content|A Brief Violent Image|Language Throughout|Some Drug Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 16, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 5, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $327.4K
Runtime: 1h 30m

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