Synopsis
A father lives a double life as a counterfeiter, bank robber and con man in order to provide for his daughter.
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Cast
- Sean PennJohn Vogel
- Dylan PennJennifer Vogel
- Hopper PennNick Vogel
- Josh BrolinUncle Beck
- Katheryn WinnickPatty Vogel
- Eddie MarsanMr. Emmanuel
- Dale DickeyGrandma Margaret
- Bailey NobleDebbie
- Norbert Leo ButzDoc
- Adam HurtigCity Pages Editor
Recommendations
- 90
Variety
Even telling the story of this scarred, flawed, barely together family, Penn creates honest notes of nostalgia. - 80
The Guardian
There are some pretty broad emotional strokes here and maybe a fair bit of grandstanding. But it’s made with some style. - 79
TheWrap
While the film sometimes struggles with disparate tones, it’s a solid, subtle drama that opts in most cases for restraint over excess. - 75
IndieWire
The movie has few tricks on offer but above all, delivers a solid reminder of Penn’s filmmaking talent, and welcome evidence that it runs in the family. - 67
The Playlist
The Penn father-daughter duo undoubtedly brings an air of authenticity to the Vogels’ relationship, which is wonderful at its best and tragic at its worst. Yet the film as a whole is somewhat of a mixed bag: both a paean for a lost America and an indictment of a modern American reality. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
It’s just too bad there’s not more of a personal stamp on the material to rescue it from its indie-film clichés. Flag Day is not a complete misfire, and if a no-name director had made it, the movie would probably get a pass. But considering the emotional stakes involved it’s neither terribly memorable nor moving. - 42
The Film Stage
A piece of would-be American classicism, this is a hackneyed, unevenly written hybrid between a con-man antihero drama and an emotive, heart-bruised coming-of-age film. Like his last, disastrous effort The Last Face, the good intentions are palpable but chased with a real streak of vanity and self-regard. - 40
The Telegraph
Dylan and Penn do share a few lovely scenes . . . . In such moments, the project suddenly and charmingly perks up. The rest of the time, ‘flag’ is about right.
