Flora and Son
Published 2023-10-06
Film info
- Title Flora and Son
- Director John Carney
- Year 2023
- Run time 1hr 37m
- Genres Comedy, Drama, Music
- Tagline Talent is relative
- Cast Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Single mom Flora is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max. Her efforts to keep him out of trouble lead to a beat-up acoustic guitar, a washed-up LA musician, and harmony for this frayed Dublin family.
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There's a lot of expectation going into a John Carney movie - he's done such good stuff in the past, with Begin Again and Once, even Sing Street. This is right up there with the good ones - gorgeous Irish people living difficult lives and trying to connect with each other through the medium of music.
Eve Hewson continues to be absolutely brilliant. She's come such a long way from some of the early TV I've seen her in, but Bad Sisters and now this - she's really smashing it. I didn't care so much about the JGL character but I did like the theories about music he shared. It turns out this was a more theoretical movie than a musical one, because the songs weren't that great and certainly not at all memorable.
But small complaints for another hit by Carney.
Rating: 4 / 5
