Flora and Son
Published October 6, 2023
Film info
- Title Flora and Son
- Director John Carney
- Year 2023
- Run time 1hr 37m
- Genres Comedy, Drama, Music
- Tagline Talent is relative
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.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 4:40 | Already SO in love with the accents. |
| 6:46 | “Sixty euro?” “Fuck off.” “Eighteen euro.” |
| 10:23 | He’s not wrong about how much dedication you need to play the guitar. |
| 16:55 | “If you don’t want me here, why do I have to be back at 9?” Great question. |
| 19:19 | Yay for bonus guitar lessons within a movie. |
| 25:41 | “That’s not an acceptable song.” I mean, I don’t think James Blunt is as bad as everyone says but it’s no one’s favourite song, surely? |
| 29:42 | I’m not sure I would start with C but like his inspo teaching. |
| 37:17 | “You presumed. But then I let you.” |
| 42:00 | I think other films should be banned from using this song, Coda wrapped it up thank you. |
| 46:51 | Dublin 07!!! |
| 56:33 | “Do it better and I’ll loop it.” |
| 1:03:55 | If you listen to too much dance music, you don’t know what a bridge is! |
| 1:06:45 | “Who’s going to cancel you? You’re already no one.” |
| 1:20:32 | It is hard when she just started making the connection with him. |
| 1:28:57 | Amazing multi-country band! |
Thoughts
There’s a lot of expectation going into a John Carney movie - he’s done such good stuff in the past, with Begin Again and Once, even Sing Street. This is right up there with the good ones - gorgeous Irish people living difficult lives and trying to connect with each other through the medium of music.
Eve Hewson continues to be absolutely brilliant. She’s come such a long way from some of the early TV I’ve seen her in, but Bad Sisters and now this - she’s really smashing it. I didn’t care so much about the JGL character but I did like the theories about music he shared. It turns out this was a more theoretical movie than a musical one, because the songs weren’t that great and certainly not at all memorable.
But small complaints for another hit by Carney.
Rating: 4 / 5
