Rock of Ages
The worst thing about being a ripened rock star is over time your face starts to look like your leather pants.
Fortunately for the singer is this musical, he's too self-absorbed to notice.
In 1987, an indebted bar owner (Alec Baldwin) raises funds for his unpaid taxes by hosting Arsenal, before their singer Stacee Jaxx's (Tom Cruise) embarks on a solo career.
Elsewhere, a small-town girl (Julianne Hough) comes to L.A. to pursue her dreams but gets entangled with an up-and-coming singer (Diego Boneta).
Meanwhile, the mayor's wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones) pickets Jaxx's pending performance, while a reporter (Malin Akerman) riles the temperamental talent with personal questions.
Forgoing originals for played out hair-metal covers, this adaptation of the Broadway musical struggles to find a decent story worth telling amid its caterwauling.
Incidentally, when the singer of a band leaves, the rest of the band should audition for the singer's new band. (Red Light)
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The worst thing about being a ripened rock star is over time your face starts to look like your leather pants.
Fortunately for the singer is this musical, he's too self-absorbed to notice.
In 1987, an indebted bar owner (Alec Baldwin) raises funds for his unpaid taxes by hosting Arsenal, before their singer Stacee Jaxx's (Tom Cruise) embarks on a solo career.
Elsewhere, a small-town girl (Julianne Hough) comes to L.A. to pursue her dreams but gets entangled with an up-and-coming singer (Diego Boneta).
Meanwhile, the mayor's wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones) pickets Jaxx's pending performance, while a reporter (Malin Akerman) riles the temperamental talent with personal questions.
Forgoing originals for played out hair-metal covers, this adaptation of the Broadway musical struggles to find a decent story worth telling amid its caterwauling.
Incidentally, when the singer of a band leaves, the rest of the band should audition for the singer's new band. (Red Light)
vidiotreviews.blogspot.ca