Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Ricky and the Flash



It is easy to dismiss this movie just as a vehicle for Meryl Streep and her daughter.

The movie is subtly subversive with its overthrowing of the stereotypes and could not be made 20 years ago. That is, an indie rocker from California is a Tea Party-style conservative. She is shunned by her gay son. Her former husband, a corporate shill from Indiana masterfully played by Kevin Kline is a liberal and lives in a multiracial family. 

Ricki's lover, a much younger Latino man, is a sensitive and supportive guy. On the contrary, her son's future bride comes from visibly upper middle class, culturally conservative Hispanics disapproving of their future mother-in-law and rock in general. 

Too bad, that the rest is just a vehicle to showcase Meryl's fantastic capabilities. 

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