Flower

Name: Flower
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: March 16, 2018
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 45
Cast: Adam Scott, Dalton Rich, Dylan Gelula, Earnestine Phillips, Eduardo Lezcano

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Orchard, The | Release Date: March 16, 2018 | R

Starring: Adam Scott, Dalton Rich, Dylan Gelula, Earnestine Phillips, Eduardo Lezcano, Eric Edelstein, Joel Hebner, Joey Morgan, Kathryn Hahn, Maya Eshet, Michelle Tedesco, Nawras Alzubaidy, Romy Byrne, Sam Boyd, Tim Heidecker, Zoey Deutch

Summary: Rebellious, quick-witted Erica Vandross (Zoey Deutch) is a 17-year-old firecracker living with her single mom Laurie (Kathryn Hahn) and mom's new boyfriend Bob (Tim Heidecker) in suburban Los Angeles. When Bob's mentally unbalanced son Luke (Joey Morgan) arrives from rehab to live with the family, Erica finds her domestic and personal lifeRebellious, quick-witted Erica Vandross (Zoey Deutch) is a 17-year-old firecracker living with her single mom Laurie (Kathryn Hahn) and mom's new boyfriend Bob (Tim Heidecker) in suburban Los Angeles. When Bob's mentally unbalanced son Luke (Joey Morgan) arrives from rehab to live with the family, Erica finds her domestic and personal life overwhelmed. With Luke and her sidekicks Kala (Dylan Gelula) and Claudine (Maya Eshet) in tow, Erica acts out by exposing the kinky secrets of sexy high-school teacher Will (Adam Scott), with perilous results; their teenage kicks become a catalyst for growing up in unexpected and unpredictable ways. … Expand

Director: Max Winkler

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 90 min

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The Playlist Rodrigo Perez

Apr 28, 2017

Flower is hilarious one moment, tender the next and takes some surprising turns. And it certainly doesn’t hurt to have a dynamic lead who steadily navigates the twists with an emotional authenticity that keeps the movie on its bumpy track. Read full review

David Lewis

Mar 21, 2018

Doesn’t have a dull frame in it, thanks mainly to the star-making performance of Zoey Deutch, who dazzles the screen as Erica with her mix of humor, sensuality, volatility and vulnerability. Read full review

April Wolfe

Mar 14, 2018

Flower is messy and imperfect and above all else a star-making role for Deutch, who carries this film from funny to tragic and back again. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Mar 16, 2018

As icky a comedy as you’re likely to see this year, Flower comes from an angry place — one that is clearly more concerned about sounding provocative and clever than having anything meaningful to say. Read full review

Barbara VanDenburgh

Mar 22, 2018

For 90 minutes we’re presented with idiot characters who do terrible things to themselves and each other, and in its final gasp the movie tries to retrofit them into heroes. Read full review

Barry Hertz

Mar 22, 2018

Everyone here is simply a mismanaged thing to be moved around an isn’t-that-shocking storyboard as needed. Read full review

Dan Callahan

Apr 28, 2017

There are some movies that are misguided in a simple way, and then there are those rare unrelentingly awful movies like Flower that decide to go wrong in as many ways as possible in as short a time as possible. Read full review

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TVJerry

Apr 2, 2018

Zoey Deutch has been steadily building a career as a bright comic talent and this film solidifies her place as one of the most charismatic new stars. She plays a bubbly high schooler whose up some gleeful mischief. She also has a crazy fun relationship with her mom (Katyryn Hahn). When mom'sZoey Deutch has been steadily building a career as a bright comic talent and this film solidifies her place as one of the most charismatic new stars. She plays a bubbly high schooler whose up some gleeful mischief. She also has a crazy fun relationship with her mom (Katyryn Hahn). When mom's new boyfriend's son moves into their household, it changes things. The dialogue has plenty of original touches and all of the performances are interesting. Director Max Winkler (Henry's son) has created a exuberant world full of quirky teenage energy. I found this examination of a misfit teen and her mom much more enjoyable than "Lady Bird."… Expand

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The3AcademySins

Mar 24, 2018

Flower is a perverse, misguided, bizarre, profane, and absurd film. In spite of all that, there is a truly compelling heart in this film that will keep you hooked until the end. If I were to describe Flower, I would say it's like someone took Ladybird, Goodtime, Goodfellas, and AmericanFlower is a perverse, misguided, bizarre, profane, and absurd film. In spite of all that, there is a truly compelling heart in this film that will keep you hooked until the end. If I were to describe Flower, I would say it's like someone took Ladybird, Goodtime, Goodfellas, and American Honey, put them in a blender, and added a really good soundtrack and absolutely stunning cinematography.

The cast is incredible. Zoey Deutch gives a great, layered, truly complex performance as our heroine, and newcomer Joey Morgan as her vulnerable step-brother truly holds his own with her. Adam Scott also gives a great performance, and Tim Heidecker got chuckles out of me as always.

Despite how truly odd this film is, it hooked me by the end of the first act, and really got some good emotional reactions out of me. I don't see Flower being commercially successful, and the critics are lukewarm about this movie at best. However, I see Flower potentially becoming a popular cult movie, if the audiences come out to see it and feel as I did about the film. If you are looking for a change of pace, go check out Flower.… Expand

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rmurray847

Aug 10, 2023

The bubbly, ditzy yet insanely intelligent Zoey Deutch steals the show here, as she does in just about everything she appears in. She is by far the reason to see this film. There's nobody out there quite like her.

In FLOWER, she plays a high schooler (and it's good she isn't 100% convincingThe bubbly, ditzy yet insanely intelligent Zoey Deutch steals the show here, as she does in just about everything she appears in. She is by far the reason to see this film. There's nobody out there quite like her.

In FLOWER, she plays a high schooler (and it's good she isn't 100% convincing as being that young, considering the things that she does or happen to her), and we meet her as she is finishing a sexual act on a police officer. This is done so that a couple of her friends can secretly film what's happening in order to blackmail the cop. Purely for money. And this is an activity that she engages in frequently, and has NO qualms about performing this act on anyone. This makes her character uncomfortable to watch...is she "owning her sexuality" or is she deeply messed up. It's hard to say. She's clearly an intelligent and hyper-aware young lady. But she's got a messed-up relationship with her mother (Kathryn Hahn), her deadbeat father is now in prison and her mom's boyfriend (Tim Heidecker) and his fresh-out-of-rehab son are about to start co-habitating with them. Her intelligence is perhaps covering the pain. Or she could be totally in control of her emotions and her reactions. She's either very well-adjusted or very messed-up!

Anyway, the blackmailing scheme takes a darker turn when Adam Scott, a former teacher, enters the picture. He could be a very bad guy, or he could be wrongfully accused. Choices are made and potential consequences are dire.

The film walks the line between dark comedy and drama, not always comfortably. It wants to be silly and light-hearted at perhaps inappropriate times. It shoots for pathos that it hasn't always earned. Tonally, the film is a bit of a mess, frankly. Just like Deutch's character. She is capable of walking the line and making it all seem credible. The rest of movie isn't quite so successful. It's difficult subject matter, and perhaps it might be impossible to manage it better.

I still enjoyed this a great deal. Deutch is great, and everyone else is pretty good as well. Scott does a good job, in particular.

If you're looking for a quirky, squirmy, super-dark yet strangely upbeat (and pretty dirty) indie film, FLOWER would fit the bill. Who, exactly, IS looking for a film like that is a question that probably explains why the film had virtually no box office interest. It's an odd film, but I was glad to have discovered it.… Expand

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whoischarlotte

Jun 13, 2018

Not your regular coming of age story. Zoey Deutch is fantastic without even trying. Not the best ending though.

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robbywarren93

Apr 10, 2018

enjoyed this quite a bit until the third act. particuarly the last 10-15 minutes. It's still an enjoyable movie with solid performances (notably Zoey Deutch), but I don't like the direction they ended up taking it in.

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JLuis_001

Jun 30, 2018

Good showcase for Zoey Deutch to prove she can do more than what she had been doing, but the film went so unnoticed and is so disconnected that it doesn't really end up helping her much.
I expected a lot more from this film.

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bfoore90

Oct 21, 2018

A complete misfire in terms of film making. Zoey Deutch is good here as is most of the cast but the direction and most of the third act completely stun this film to a halt.

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