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- 2012
- Not Rated
- Dada Films
- 1 h 33 m
- 2012
- Not Rated
- Dada Films
- 1 h 33 m
Summary A drama focusing on a former actress who subjects her 15-year-old daughter to a series of depressed small towns, money woes, failed love affairs, and bouts of depression.
Directed By: Lisa Albright
Written By: Christina Lazaridi, Lisa Albright
- 2012
- Not Rated
- Dada Films
- 1 h 33 m
- 2012
- Not Rated
- Dada Films
- 1 h 33 m
Coming Up Roses
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Summary A drama focusing on a former actress who subjects her 15-year-old daughter to a series of depressed small towns, money woes, failed love affairs, and bouts of depression.
Directed By: Lisa Albright
Written By: Christina Lazaridi, Lisa Albright
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Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
40
0% Positive
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100% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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Director Lisa Albright has less success balancing the tones of two eras: the movie is more successful when replicating matter-of-fact '70s grit than the independent miserabilism of the '90s.
Coming Up Roses swerves into a third-act twist that's both an indie cliché and dramatically unnecessary.
Standout perfs by Bernadette Peters as an aging diva and Rachel Brosnahan as her solicitous 15-year-old daughter are the only reasons to see Lisa Albright's Coming Up Roses, a tired '80s-set meller hobbled by lackluster helming and an unconvincing script.
The grittier side of Coming Up Roses, which Ms. Albright wrote with Christina Lazaridi, is unconvincing boilerplate grunge.
After a hoot of an entrance by Bernadette Peters showboating a tune from the rafters at a church wedding, Coming Up Roses takes a nosedive into despair and stays there.
Despite committed and heartfelt performances - especially from the perennially charismatic Peters - director Lisa Albright's soapy semi-autobiographical tale fails to scale the low hurdle of believability.
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Production Company
Bullet Pictures
Release Date Nov 9, 2012
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline How much would you sacrifice for someone you love?
