Flora and Son (2023)
Starring Eve Hewson, Orén Kinlan, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jack Reynor, Marcella Plunkett, Paul Reid, Don Wycherley, Amy Huberman, Callan Cummins, Sophie Vavasseur, Margarita Murphy, Alex Deegan, Harvey Hutchinson, Melissa Morefield, Keith McErlean, Stephen Ryan, Ali Fox, Ruairí Heading, Ellie O'Halloran, Dylan Kelly, Ailbhe Cowley, Marcus Lamb, Aislín McGuckin, Jessica Freed, Colman Hayes, Stephen Jones, Aaron Delaney, Jedidjah Rondala, Kelly Thornton, Joni Mitchell, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan
IHBM9Excellent
Single mum 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.
My review · Reviewed 09/30/2023
This is one of those movies where you set your brain aside for a minute and just go with the movie. If this movie isn't a star-making vehicle for Eve Hewson then I don't know what is. I had previously enjoyed her in Bad Sisters, but I had no idea that she had this kind of talent. She literally jumps off of the screen because of her charisma, and some of the scenes with Joseph Gordon-Levitt are absolutely magical (the device they use was so, so good). The movie is just such a sweet and funny story.... as you can tell, I loved it.