Is there anything Meryl Streep can't do? In her latest film, Ricki and the Flash (directed by Jonathan Demme), the Oscar-winning guru plays an aging, never-was rocker whose decision to leave her family behind and pursue her dream finally catches up with her when her daughter Julie (played by Streep's actual daughter Mamie Gummer), now an adult herself, divorces her cheating husband. In an attempt to get back in the family's good graces, Ricki returns home to see Julie, her one-time husband Pete (Kevin Kline) and their two sons Joshua (Sebastian Stan) and Adam (Nick Westrate).
As with pretty much all her roles, Streep dominates the screen as Ricki, who's unlike anything we've seen from the actress before. Though Ricki may be in her 60s, she doesn't seem to know it and acts accordingly around her civilized ex and kin. It's almost as if she stepped out of yesteryear to melt faces with her grungy fashion sense and gravelly singing voice. "It's like the '80s all over again," Julie remarks upon seeing her mother clad in a cutoff leather jacket, too much jewelry and a head of half-braided hair. It's a fresh and endearing role for Streep, one that's equal parts amusing and cringe-worthy, in all the right ways.
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As with pretty much all her roles, Streep dominates the screen as Ricki, who's unlike anything we've seen from the actress before. Though Ricki may be in her 60s, she doesn't seem to know it and acts accordingly around her civilized ex and kin. It's almost as if she stepped out of yesteryear to melt faces with her grungy fashion sense and gravelly singing voice. "It's like the '80s all over again," Julie remarks upon seeing her mother clad in a cutoff leather jacket, too much jewelry and a head of half-braided hair. It's a fresh and endearing role for Streep, one that's equal parts amusing and cringe-worthy, in all the right ways.
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