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Ricki and the Flash pulls off hilarity, sadness
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Meryl Streep stars as rock star Ricki Rendazzo in “Ricki and the Flash,” which opens Aug. 7.
Creating a film with solid drama beside good humor is tough. It’s harder still to balance them against a complicated character so they don’t sprawl lopsided, and send the audience home feeling satisfied. The bittersweet, beautifully acted “Ricki and the Flash” does all that with surprising grace and economy.