Ricki and the Flash

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Melissa M Meryl Streep is one of the best actresses of all time. She can do comedy, action, etc. she also apparently is a very good singer. She is also a awesome guitar player. Meryl Streep did all her own singing in this film. And she learned to play electric guitar for the film. Every character she plays she does it 110%. In the movie she plays a rockstar with a very Rocky past. But she's got a heart of gold. Her family is far from perfect. I think this movie is extremely underrated. This movie proves that Rick Springfield is not only amazing singer. He is also a talented actor. There's never a dull moment in this movie. This movie rocks. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/05/25 Full Review Blu B The music is good and the one saving grace for this. Streep can sing pretty well as a rocker and Rick Springfield is good too. The second half is loaded with musical numbers and it helps turn things around from a very clunky and not good first half. Even though the pacing is alright because of the second half musical numbers the editing overall isn't good and one of the biggest problems. Structurally it's weird in the first half it feels like what takes most film to get out of the way and set up this film drags out way longer. The point where Ricki and the other Mom have their fight, this should've been done in the first 20 minutes or so. It just feels so dragged out and once she gets to her ex husbands house stuff just happens. It really runs out of momentum after a solid opening number. It all just doesn't feel that well connected. It still has that problem in the second half with the musical numbers but at least there cool to listen too and more visually appealing. The acting and cinematography is just alright too. Another weird problem is how basic and uninspired the direction feels. I can't believe this is Demme late in his career. It feels like there is no style or distinction at all from him with this and not in a way where they don't let the direction get int the way of good storytelling. It NEEDS better direction. I don't know if that's because he didn't know how to do musical numbers but the nonmusic scenes feel so lifeless even though they are well lit and framed alright. It's weird to explain honestly. It needed better direction overall. And no one really has that much chemistry honestly save for Streep and Springfield who aren''t bad. But their romance subplot feels like it goes nowhere by the end. Hoenstly skip this I'd say. Everyone involved has done better work including Streep with better musicals. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/27/25 Full Review Kyle M Perfectly paired written direction between Jonathan Demme’s humane dysfunction and Diablo Cody’s psychoanalysis of one’s prioritized growth in need of wholesome heal, albeit restrained from pushing the confrontational envelope under repetitive risk with defensive character study. Meryl Streep, whose character stands out problematically, takes it all in with her caliber ever graceful uniquely spun and averagely downplayed, whilst a demonstrative key to dysfunctional heal by sensitively potential relatability. (B) Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/11/24 Full Review Simon T It's well acted but only the early awkward scenes with the estranged family failing to connect have enough comic mileage. Kevin Kline is wasted as Meryl Streep's ex-husband, and Jonathan Demme fails to pull it all together. He loses sight of the core plot, sacrificing way too much screen time to Streep's endless wannabe rock chick doodlings. What starts astringent ends as mush. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/12/24 Full Review Alec B This is the type of role I'd like to see Streep do more (weird, unglamorous, and funny), I just wish the performance was in a better movie. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/14/23 Full Review Gerald F Thought it was an excellent story/plot superb acting by Streep & Springfield. Not many of these band type stories play out well, but this one certainly did. Loved it!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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