Ricki and the Flash

2015 • 102 minutes

About this movie

Meryl Streep as you have never seen her before, a hard-rocking singer/guitarist, in Ricki and the Flash, from Oscar®-winning director Jonathan Demme and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody. In an original and electrifying film loaded with live musical performances, Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family.

Ratings and reviews

When I saw the previews for this movie I thought to myself why would Meryl make this movie (of course it was probably to help her daughters career). After watching it I am again reminded to dont question her choice in movies because unlike deniro, Pacino and a string of other A-list oldies, you know going in that the film is going to be interesting, orginal and actually hold my attention. Meryl is a true Actor of films. She does medieval times as good as 80's hair bands.

Shocking that a Grade A actress like Streep would choose such a slow and predictable movie. I wanted to love it, but that never happened. Plus her whiney brat grown kids (in this movie) ALL needed an @ss whoopin'. Not worth anything higher than a 1$ rental.

Wish I could've put 3.5. I liked the movie, interesting story and I LOVE Streep as much as the next person. I really wanted to watch this movie because of the type of character she was playing. She was amazing as always. I feel like this movie was more of a fun "gig" for her and her family to get into. All in all, I enjoyed it, but it's not one of those movies you watch more than once.