Ricki Rendazzo (Meryl Streep) plays covers with boyfriend Greg (Rick Springfield) and her band the Flash at the local band. She had left her family years ago to chase her dreams in California. She gets a call from her ex-husband Pete (Kevin Kline). Their daughter Julie (Mamie Gummer) is suicidal after getting divorced from her cheating husband. She tries to work out their absent relationships.
Meryl Streep is the greatest. Mamie Gummer working with her mom has never been better. Streep's scene with the new wife Maureen is exceptional. It takes the movie to another level. Then the movie stumbles by going back to California. It sputters as the audience tries to care about her relationship with Greg. The compelling family relationships are sidelined and it takes forever to return. It would have been a better move to get Greg out to visit the family so that there wouldn't be such a break. It's good that Streep is able to keep the movie going all the way to the end.
Meryl Streep is the greatest. Mamie Gummer working with her mom has never been better. Streep's scene with the new wife Maureen is exceptional. It takes the movie to another level. Then the movie stumbles by going back to California. It sputters as the audience tries to care about her relationship with Greg. The compelling family relationships are sidelined and it takes forever to return. It would have been a better move to get Greg out to visit the family so that there wouldn't be such a break. It's good that Streep is able to keep the movie going all the way to the end.