Review of Ricki and the Flash (2015) by Max M — 21 Aug 2015

Charming. Great plot development. Wonderful story about acceptance. Re-learning to love. Great movie.

This review of Ricki and the Flash (2015) was written by Max M on 21 August 2015.

Ricki and the Flash has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Stephanie M (549) on 18 Nov 2016

Great movie! Amazing that Meryl learned to play guitar for this movie, and sings all the songs. There's literally nothing this woman can't do…

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By Chris R (1,477) on 24 Jun 2016

It was ok. I didn't like Meryl for this role. Mr. Springfield did an excellent job in the supporting role :)…

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By Uri Klein (124) for Haaretz (130) on 11 Jan 2018

It does possess the typical  energy of a Demme film, but everything connecting the  musical numbers is forced and  superficial…

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By John T (2,122) on 12 Feb 2017

I loved this movie. Meryl Streep is amazing as always.. brilliant performance as Ricki a mother who left her family to start a rock career…

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With Meryl at the center, Ricki's less than crowd-pleasing moments are fairly easy to overlook…

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By Epicladysponge (1,102) on 28 Apr 2016

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By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 27 Nov 2021

I want to start by saying that this is primarily a film about a dysfunctional family, rather than a film about a rock star/musician…

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By Ted W (1,490) on 15 Oct 2016

A rockstar mom, coming home to see her estranged children in their time of need, is a plot with so much potential, but it was handled in…

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By Leonardo - Malacay - S (1,068) on 16 Jun 2017

I love Meryl Streep, and expected to like this, but it was only ok. Would not watch again…

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By Sarah Marrs (566) for Lainey Gossip (399) on 08 Oct 2017

Written by Diablo Cody and directed by Jonathan Demme, Ricki is a mish-mash of styles and tones that don't really hang together all that well…

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