Flipped is a story about puppy love, a story of this first twinge of love told from the dual perspectives of both Bryce and Juli.īased upon a novel by Wendelin Van Draanen that is actually set in a more contemporary time, Flipped feels like an effort by Reiner to recapture the magic that he captured so beautifully in Stand By Me. Flipped is so darn cutesy, so uncomfortably paced, so stilted in its dialogue and so devoid of personality that the film gives you almost nothing to appreciate with the welcome exception of Thomas Del Ruth's pristine cinematography and infrequent moments of acting delight from Madeline Carroll and vet John Mahoney.įlipped stars Carroll as Juli, a young hippie-chick kind of girl who has harbored a long, unrequited affection for a certain dashing neighbor boy named Bryce (Callan McAuliffe), who rejects her often and with the sort of nonchalance that seems to only come during our teen years. To call Flipped an awful film seems unfair.to awful films. Reiner, who created the aforementioned Stand By Me, hasn't had a decent film in nearly 15 years but Flipped may very well be his weakest cinematic effort yet. While Flipped is undoubtedly deserving of its recognition as a Truly Moving Picture, it is also a film that tries so desperately to capture a piece of 60's Americana meets Leave it to Beaver meets Stand By Me that the film ends up playing out like one boring, staged and shallow Kodak moment after the other.įlipped isn't just a bad film, but an awkward and painfully bad film. The folks at Heartland Film Festival are truly fine. Not so coincidentally, Flipped had its red carpet world premiere in downtown Indianapolis hosted by, of course, the fine folks at Heartland Film Festival. If ever a film qualified as a Truly Moving Picture, it would be Rob Reiner's Flipped.
Misunderstood or disabled character as fountain of wisdom? Oh yeah.Ī touching soundtrack filled to the brim with memorable melodies? Yep, they're here too.īeautiful beyond words camera work that seems to cast a glow on everyone except, of course, when someone is having a rare dark moment? Why yes. There may, in fact, not be a more unabashedly sentimental film this year than Flipped, a relentlessly sentimental film with virtually every single stereotype you can think of for a family film. I get why Indy's Heartland Film Festival recognized Rob Reiner's Flipped with its Truly Moving Picture Award, a valued film prize that recognizes films that celebrate the human spirit and serve to inspire and promote positive values.
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