Zoey Deutch stars in Flower (Image © The Orchard)
FLOWER: C
Now that I’ve seen Flower, I have even more appreciation for last year’s Lady Bird. Both are coming-of-age stories about a young woman trying to figure out her direction in life. But Lady Bird has something that Flower does not: Greta Gerwig. This film needed a writer/director with a singular voice and real life experience. Flower was written by three men that may or may not have ever spent more than ten minutes with a seventeen year-old girl. It’s a shame, really, because Zoey Deutch does the best she can with the material she’s given as our leading lady. In the end, much like her character, Flower is confused mess.
Trevor Dillon
Flower
Starring Zoey Deutch, Kathryn Hahn, and Adam Scott
Written by Alex McAulay, Max Winkler, & Matt Spicer
Directed by Max Winkler
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