There are a few things I just don’t buy in film. One is the Movie Star as Musician. Whether it’s Al Pacino in Danny Collins, Gwyneth Paltrow in Country Strong,...
Ricki and the Flash initially makes good on this decent if familiar set up. The dialogue is sharp and cutting and loaded, and Streep, Kline and Gummer enjoy a great dynamic that just keeps piling new elements on top of each other.
But then writer Diablo Cody takes a head stagger and Ricki and the Flash falls off the side of the stage. Instead of keeping Ricki in the house with all this tension and baggage, Cody has her move back to LA where she reconciles with on again-off again partner Springfield. They rekindle their love for music and each other. Then she receives a letter of apology from Maureen. All’s good and well.
Sorry, but this isn’t the story. The story is back in Indianapolis with that hotbed of tension. To up sticks like this is a bizarre decision from the Juno and Young Adult writer and one which Ricki… never recovers: from here on out everyone is nice to each other. Nice. When did good drama stem from people being kind to each other all the time?
But the worst sin is putting Meryl back on stage for extended periods and have her ‘rock out’. She patrols the stage with her rhythm guitar and – God – makes her way down into the audience to enjoy a drink between licks. Cringe-ho!Robert Jonathan Demme was an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter.
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