Ricki and The Flash is like going to a musical, but the musical happens to suck, you can't get a refund, and you're trapped in the theater waiting for some drama to unfold. After the first half of this movie, no drama or conflict happens. I'll get to that in a second but first the plot.
Linda or Ricki however you like to call her, comes back home to comfort her daughter who she left to go fulfill her rock stardom dream. It seems that Julie, her daughter got dumped by her boyfriend and attempted to commit suicide. After that, nothing happens... ever.
The problem I have with the movie is the chemistry with Streep and Gummer. Not that they don't get along, they do since Gummer is Streep's real life daughter. But after a freak out scene when they first meet again, there is no conflict between them. They get along perfectly fine. Considering the back-story the movie has given us, they shouldn't be getting along this easily.
There is barely any drama in this movie after the halfway point. The movie needs more drama because without it, the movie is boring which in this case it is very boring! So what does happen after that? Well, Rick Springfield (Who is great in this film) and Streep have an off screen sex scene thank god and sells his guitar for them to go to his son's wedding and then after the credits they play one more song. Nothing else much in between.
One thing I can praise is the soundtrack. "Cold One" is a definite contender for a Best Song nomination this year, the covers are really good and Springfield's guitar playing is absolutely incredible.
Overall, nothing else is funny, nothing is sweet, there is little substance and nothing else happens. But I suggest buying the soundtrack for the full soundtrack or listening to it on Spotify to get the best part of the film. Nothing else
56/100 C
Linda or Ricki however you like to call her, comes back home to comfort her daughter who she left to go fulfill her rock stardom dream. It seems that Julie, her daughter got dumped by her boyfriend and attempted to commit suicide. After that, nothing happens... ever.
The problem I have with the movie is the chemistry with Streep and Gummer. Not that they don't get along, they do since Gummer is Streep's real life daughter. But after a freak out scene when they first meet again, there is no conflict between them. They get along perfectly fine. Considering the back-story the movie has given us, they shouldn't be getting along this easily.
There is barely any drama in this movie after the halfway point. The movie needs more drama because without it, the movie is boring which in this case it is very boring! So what does happen after that? Well, Rick Springfield (Who is great in this film) and Streep have an off screen sex scene thank god and sells his guitar for them to go to his son's wedding and then after the credits they play one more song. Nothing else much in between.
One thing I can praise is the soundtrack. "Cold One" is a definite contender for a Best Song nomination this year, the covers are really good and Springfield's guitar playing is absolutely incredible.
Overall, nothing else is funny, nothing is sweet, there is little substance and nothing else happens. But I suggest buying the soundtrack for the full soundtrack or listening to it on Spotify to get the best part of the film. Nothing else
56/100 C