“Ricki and The Flash,” directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Rick Springfield and Mamie Gummer breaks through negative expectations and a poor final act, making it a good film.

This may be a first for me, but I praise screenwriter Diablo Cody. For the most part, Cody’s work comes off as pretentious. 

This movie disregards that quality and portrays an excellence not seen in most films.

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It starts with an old celebrity past her prime attempting to reconnect with her neglected family, and puts a feminine spin on it.  

But Cody goes beyond just putting a woman in the role; the character generally comes off as a bad individual. She is selfish and lets people she cares about fall to the wayside. Making a strong, dynamic character is more than just having them accomplish goals, it is also about seeing them fail.

“Ricki and The Flash” only fails in one aspect — but it is a huge aspect; an entire section of the film bombs by completely misses striking the audience.

Stars: 3 out of 5.

Jacob Pierce can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @JacobPierce1_DE.  

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