Ricki and the Flash

— I wasn’t sure about this film but Meryl Streep pulls it off, playing a less than successful, aging rocker with a seasoned band, the Flash, and a nearly permanent gig at a Tarzana bar. It reminds us that we may question our life decisions but, in the end, there’s not much point in looking back. It also reminds us how complicated every relationship is and what promise each holds, as well as that we’re better being ourselves instead what we others would like us to be. This is a film with more emotion than depth, and at one point I was ready to think it wasn’t going anywhere but, by the end, I was happy with it. Streep and Kevin Kline are great, of course, but it’s probably better suited for baby boomers than Generation X, Y, or Zers. I’m pretty sure if you don’t remember Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs or Canned Heat, you may be too young to fully enjoy this film.

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[2015. 101 min. Directed by Jonathan Demme. Starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer, and Rick Springfield.]
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/aug/04/ricki-and-the-flash-review-meryl-streep-mamie-gummer-kevin-kline