Ricki and the Flash

Movie is bogged down by the plight of the mother who leaves her family to pursue a music career which goes nowhere.Great cast, and final moments are filled with a reunion with now grown children at the daughter's wedding. But the first hour is dragged down with plot. Nothing new or original in the story.

I preordered this almost 2 months before it's release. I was so desperate as I kept begging for the movie to come home. Long before this was released on the big screen, I did research to see if it was going to be an independent movie because almost every movie Kevin (Kline) is in is sometimes an independent movie. Then I realized it wasn't an independent flick so I got the chance to see it. I bought tickets and seats in advance on the 5th of August. It was the first movie of Kevin that I saw at Studio City Mesa in Casper. The language is mild. I noticed that the moment where it goes "You brought your guitar." "Yeah, just the one." was cut out from the final movie. At the end of the film, when everybody started dancing to the Bruce Springsteen song, I whispered "Come on, Teddy Bear." (I nicknamed Kevin that because he was nice to me when I first met him at age 16 going on 17.) Some of the photos I see in the movie were from the ones that I collected. For example: You see a photo of Kevin wearing an orange sweater, that was taken from No Strings Attached. Another example is a photo of Meryl (Streep) touching Kevin's head and him looking all weird, that was taken in November 2009 at The Acting Company's Benefit Performance Of "The Lover And The Poet" in New York. Mamie was just a drama queen till she got her hair and her nails done. When everyone in the Brummel family came to a fancy restaurant, mostly everyone's been dressed up except for Ricki and Julie. I remembered seeing it as if it were yesterday. Kevin is and always will be so handsome; even for being in his late 60's. When I watched the trailer, I thought about Darling Companion. When I actually got to see this, I actually thought of the trailers and TV spots I watched on YouTube and Facebook, In & Out, The Ice Storm, Beauty and the Beast (2017) and the January 4th 1989 episode of David Letterman. Though I did think of Darling Companion a little bit when Pete and Ricki were craving sweets. It made me think of a scene where Beth and Joseph were in their cabin drinking wine and eating a sweet pickle. That and when they're arguing with one another before Julie said "It's like the 80's all over again." Kudos

Well, Meryl Streep, as Ricki, is a truly gifted actor and did her part in this movie as usual. My wife liked the entire movie. A cast of over sixty supporting actors including Kevin Kline, Rick Springfield and Audra McDonald helped move the plot along. But honestly, the script was formulaic and entirely predictable which was a surprise since the writer, Diablo Cody, wrote "Juno". Meryl plays a musician who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom, returns home and tries to make things right with her family. Ricki returns home but the reconciliation fails. Ashamed, Ricki returns to her band in California angry and bitter, insulting her guitarist who is in love with her. He makes her realize he cares and they make love. Ricki receives an invitation to the son's wedding as an olive branch from the family, but Ricki can't afford to go. Her boyfriend sells his best guitar to pay for the tickets. The last scenes, spoiler alert, is played out a little like the end of "Dirty Dancing". Streep learn to play the guitar for the movie (lessons from Neil Young) and sings, no surprise remembering her in "Mama Mia" and "Into the Woods". Watching Streep sing covers for several rock & roll numbers is actually the centerpiece of the movie. Rotten Tomato gave the movie a score of 64%, surprising since "Mama Mia" only got a score of 54%. Does that me it was better than "Mama Mia"? Hardly! So, if you and your wife are looking for a movie tonight consider this but don't mention it as a suggestion. Meryl Streep recorded 12 cover songs and spent at least 6 months working on her guitar playing skills. So if you must watch concentrate on Streep performance in front of a live audience with no playback being used to enhance her vocals. Got to give her an "A" for effort.

The characters are highly unlikeable, but the acting keeps you glued to the tv.

I really enjoyed this movie, hadn't seen for long time and wanted to watch with family. This version has about 10-15 minutes cut from the original. Major plot point (prob the first 5+ minutes of film) is deleted and backstory critical to ending was cut. It is still fun to watch if this is the only version available out there.

I found her to be believable as an aging rocker trying to live as her true self, even if she's stuck between two worlds.While she & Rick Springfield are fun together, she also tries hard to stay close to the grown children she left behind, along with their father. It's interesting to see how Audra McDonald plays an Eve type to Meryl's Lilith figure.I recommend this movie as a good casual watch.

Mainly I just liked ogling Rick Springfield….(salacious giggle…) I've loved him since he was on Saturday Morning Cartoons when I was a kid. He's aged magnificently… I missed the whole soap opera era of him, ick, but I dig his long haired aging rocker look here in this film. And he was good…better than Streep if I dare say it.As for Meryl Streep…She was good in the film, but her deep 'duh' sort of accent wore on me after a bit….and this film has very few surprises. It's just kind of mindless entertainment for an evening or in my case, afternoon, when you are home with nuthin' else to occupy yer noggin. I'm sure she had fun making it. Who wouldn't? Rick Springfield…right???

I received the movie on time and it was brand new.

Desservi par une affiche française trompeuse, « Ricki and The Flash », de Jonathan Demme, semble au premier être une comédie américaine de plus, rehaussé par son actrice principale Meryl Streep. Il n'en n'est pourtant rien. Le film, aussi drôle qu'intelligent, porte en effet un regard très profond sur la complexité des relations mère-fille et sur les souffrances trop souvent passé sous silence des familles recomposées.Ricki (Meryl Streep) chanteuse et guitariste d'un obscur groupe de rock qui ne se produit que dans un bar de Los Angeles a dépassé les 65 ans lorsqu'elle reçoit un appel au secours de son ex-mari Pete (Kevin Kline) qu'elle a quitté il y a bien longtemps, lui laissant en prime ses 4 enfants. Leur fille Julie (Mamie Gummer, qui est aussi dans la vie la vraie fille de Meryl Strep) est totalement dépressive, voire suicidaire, depuis qu'elle a été plaqué par son mari. Pete affirme à Ricki, que si elle n'a jamais été présente auprès de leurs enfants, sa fille a aujourd'hui besoin d'elle, d'autant que sa seconde épouse Maureen (Audra McDonald) s'est absentée pour s'occuper de son père. Ricki se rend donc à Indianapolis au secours de sa fille. Sans le sous (elle ne vit que d'un job de caissière et de ses maigres cachets), elle redécouvre sa famille, au style de vie écolo-bobo couplé à un niveau de vie très élevé.Ricki est bientôt confronté à l'hostilité de la nouvelle femme de Pete qui a élevé ses enfants depuis des années. Comme elle l'affirme, si un homme divorce et laisse ses enfants à sa femme, personne ne bronche, mais dans le cas contraire les accusations de (mauvaise) mère absente fusent immédiatement. Avec ses moyens, sans renier son style de vie, Ricki fait face, dans la joie et la douleur de retrouvailles compliquées. Comment renouer les liens avec sa fille dans des circonstances si difficile ? Comment envisager le mariage annoncé de son fils ? Le film, qui démarre sur un ton très léger, se fait ensuite beaucoup plus sérieux, sur le fond, tout en conservant un humour décalé et à toute épreuve. On rit beaucoup, mais on pleure aussi face aux états d'âmes de Ricki et à la cruauté de certaines circonstances.L'opposition de milieux sociaux et des modes de vie entre Ricki est a famille sont particulièrement savoureux (qu'il est drôle le mariage bobo-végétalien du fils de Ricki). Le film comprend quelques remarquables prestations sur scène du groupe Ricki and The Flash. Meryl Streep est prodigieuse de bout en bout.

That gal is amazing! Can't. I can't believe she learned to play guitar for this movie! There just is no end to her talent! Way to go Meryl👍🏼

It was not what I was expecting.Sure glad I did not waste going to the cinema to see this one...vp

So-so mildly enjoyable movie with not very likable characters.

Avec une Meryl Streep toujours aussi géniale