Review of Ricki and the Flash (2015) by Javier E — 10 Oct 2015

Meryl Streep is AMAZING! Very true story of family dynamics. Favorite line: It's not the kids job to love their mom... It's your job to love them!".

This review of Ricki and the Flash (2015) was written by Javier E on 10 Oct 2015.

Ricki and the Flash has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Patrick L (1,193) on 07 May 2016

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By Iain M (119) on 03 Sep 2016

Predictable, but in a good way - its packed full of good music, and there is a great feel-good vibe to the singing performances. Worked for me…

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By Patricia T (33) on 04 Apr 2016

Wanted to like this so much, but the writing was awful (contrived) and the performances felt entirely forced. Really really disappointing…

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