Dylan Penn is a chip off the old block in the latest film with her father Sean Penn. Dylan has a unique way of carrying the film as she is trying to figure out why her dad is living two lives in “Flag Day”. It’s that investigative nature that is no surprise when she pursues journalism in college.
Of course, her father, Sean Penn is only doing what a good father has to do in providing for his family as he get wrapped up in a counterfeiting con that lands him in jail when his daughter is nearly a teenager in high school.
Flag Day is an emotional heartfelt movie of what any parent might do for his or her children and one can definitely see the father daughter connection in Sean and Dylan as the movie progresses. The film was written by real life journalist Jennifer Vogel, whom Dylan portrays beautifully as she ultimately is the one telling the story.
The timeline of the movie goes through different stages as we see Sean Penn’s own son, Hopper Penn, portraying a younger version of himself as John Vogel as he interacts with his young daughter, Jennifer at age 6 (Addison Tymec) and age 11 (Jadyn Rylee). All in all the way these two young actresses mirrored a younger version of Jennifer (Dylan), it further showed the relationship of father daugher which ultimately cemented why John (Sean) had to do what he had to do.
Flag Day came out in theaters the last weekend in August and unfortunately is only playing in a limited theater, however if one can get to one to see it, it is highly recommended. It’s an exceptional movie as it is based on real life and one of the biggest counterfeiters in American History. It shows the heartfelt reason behind the awful decisions. Though it is rated R, there really isn’t a lot wrong as more than likely the content is the real reason to be concerned for younger viewers. There are a few drug references and some language, but nothing extremely offensive.