Here, it's Jack (Simon Pegg) who's prone to
public crying jags yet undeterred from seeking happiness, and it's Nancy (Lake Bell, doing a passable English accent) who's retreated from the world and prefers to sit around lip - syncing all the dialogue from The Silence Of The Lambs.
Not exact matches
It's rare we've seen her so raw and vulnerable, as evidenced by the besmirched hysteria of a
crying jag in a
public restroom.
As she begins to reconnect with her family — especially with daughter Julie (Mamie Gummer), whose current post-breakup rough patch helps bring Ricki back into her life — the character's mask gradually drifts away, and Streep allows moments of poignant authenticity to peak through: in an anguished phone call to current boyfriend / fellow guitarist Greg (Rick Springfield), in a private
crying jag after an annihilating argument with Maureen, in a meltdown during a live performance in which Ricki exposes her regret and self - loathing to the
public.