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.
Eve Hewson
as Flora
Orén Kinlan
as Max
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
as Jeff
Jack Reynor
as Ian
Marcella Plunkett
as Kathy
Paul Reid
as Kev
Don Wycherley
as Guard
Amy Huberman
as Aishling
Callan Cummins
as Teenager in Music Shop
Sophie Vavasseur
as Juanita
Brent Marchant
The hype swirling around this romantic/creative saga about how the power of love and art can solve virtually any problem has indeed been palpable, but the finished product unfortunately fails to live up to its ambitious billing. Writer-director John Carney’s latest feature tells the story of Flora (...
CinemaSerf
There's not a great deal of plausibility with this story, but I still really quite enjoyed it. "Flora" (Eve Hewson) has a sort of hate/hate relationship with her pretty wayward fourteen year old lad "Max" (Orén Kinlan) as she struggles to make ends meet while his dad "Ian" (Jack Reynor) has shacked ...
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
Writer / director John Carney is the master of making crowd-pleasing films for music lovers, and his latest won’t disappoint. “Flora and Son” is a terrific addition to his filmography (“Once,” “Begin Again,” “Sing Street“) and it fits in quite nicely with a simple, tidy story that’s easily accessibl...