Powered by JustWatch. "Rock of Ages," a rags-to-riches rock 'n' roll musical set mostly in a music club on Sunset Strip, wins no prizes for originality. A lot of it is zesty entertainment, with some energetic musical numbers; several big names ( Tom Cruise, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin) prove they can sing well enough to play the Strip if they ...
Review: 'Rock of Ages,' a Musical Starring Tom Cruise
Like the musical, the movie "Rock of Ages" is set in 1987, the year that "Appetite for Destruction," the first album from Guns N' Roses, and Tipper Gore's book "Raising PG Kids in an ...
Rock of Ages (2012)
Rated: D-Aug 15, 2013 Full Review Leonard Maltin leonardmaltin.com It's easy to see how Rock of Ages became a crowd-pleaser on Broadway, where audiences got caught up in the energy of '80s hit ...
Rock of Ages: Film Review
Rock of Ages: Film Review. Julianne Hough and Diego Boneta play the small-town girl and city boy in this tribute to '80s hair metal and the L.A. rock scene, with Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell ...
Rock of Ages
Full Review | Original Score: B- | Sep 8, 2017. "Rock Of Ages" is a soundtrack in search of a story, but it turns its utter disregard for narrative into its strongest ally. Full Review | Original ...
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Movie Review - 'Rock Of Ages' - Lookin' For Nothin' But A Good Time An all-star cast brings the hit Broadway show to the big screen, celebrating '80s rock with power ballads, catchy choruses and ...
Rock of Ages (2012)
Rock of Ages: Directed by Adam Shankman. With Julianne Hough, Dakota Sage Grant, Matt Sullivan, Diego Boneta. A small-town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
Movie Review: Rock of Ages (2012)
Adam Shankman's new film/musical Rock of Ages tells the story of a small town girl Sherrie (Julianne Hough) and a city boy Drew (Diego Boneta), whose separate journeys to chase their dreams of stardom bring them together on the Sunset Strip. At first it all seems like paradise to Sherrie as sparks fly between her and Drew and he gets her a job at the infamous rock 'n' roll bar, The ...
Review: Tom Cruise owns 'Rock of Ages'
Tom Cruise stars in the musical film "Rock of Ages" Critic says he shines as Stacee Jaxx, "God of Rock" The film also stars Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Julianne Hough
Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages "Rock of Ages " is a jukebox tuner that knows the licks and lyrics but not the music. ... Film Review: 'A Hologram for ... The indecision is typical of the movie's identity crisis ...
Rock of Ages
Review by Brian Eggert June 19, 2012. Director Adam Shankman ... Their very mainstream music takes center stage in Rock of Ages, a movie based on the Broadway musical of the same name. Taking a cue from the success of Mamma Mia!, the stage-to-screen adaptation builds a story around songs from these musicians, and, like that film, the ...
Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Their rock 'n' roll romance is told through the heart-pounding hits of Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Journey, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake and more. (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Rock of Ages (2012)
Rock of Ages (2012) *** (out of 4) Good, loud and fun adaptation of the Broadway hit has small town girl Sherrie (Julianne Hough) and city boy Drew (Diego Boneta) becoming friends and falling in love while trying to make their dreams come try in Los Angeles during the late 80s. Also hitting the town is a club owner (Alec Baldwin) trying to save ...
ROCK OF AGES Review
Rock of Ages review. Matt reviews Adam Shankman's Rock of Ages starring Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, and Tom Cruise.
Rock of Ages (2012 film)
Rock of Ages premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on June 8, 2012, and was released in the United States on June 15, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received mixed critical reviews and was a box-office bomb, grossing only $59 million worldwide on a $75 million budget.
Rock Of Ages Review
Rock Of Ages Review. Sherrie (Hough) and Drew (Boneta) both have their hearts set on rock fame, while Stacee Jaxx (Cruise) is tiring of his. All will rewrite their destiny in a dive bar under ...
ROCK OF AGES (2012)
ROCK OF AGES (2012) 136 minutes seem a long run time for a musical and ROCK OF AGES could have been better provided it did limit to 90 minutes. However this is one critic's opinion and lovers of musicals may counter argue that the genre has habits of long run times owing to the rock and roll. Directed by Adam Shankman most popularly known for ...
Movie review: 'Rock of Ages'
Audiences today titter at that. But you measure the movie by how quickly we get over it. "Rock of Ages," the big-screen version of the jukebox musical set to '80s "hair metal" anthems and ballads ...
Rock of Ages
A movie review by James Berardinelli. Rock of Ages, based on the musical play of the same name, is a celebration of '80s excess and, especially, music. Featuring roughly two-dozen covers of (mostly) Top 40 hits by Sytx, Def Leppard, REO Speedwagon, Whitesnake, Starship, Pat Benatar, Guns N' Roses, Twisted Sister, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Journey ...
Rock of Ages Movie Review
Our review: Parents say ( 30 ): Kids say ( 52 ): ROCK OF AGES is an entertaining romp through 1980s rock, as long as you can overlook the first uncomfortable 15 minutes. You'll initially wonder whether you're in for a hokey cheese-fest that will have you feeling sorry for all of the big names who've signed up for this endeavor (that opening ...
Rock of Ages
Drew, a barback and another would-be rock star at the Strip's most infamous club, The Bourbon, takes heed of Sherrie's plight. In a blink, he's introduced her to the club's world-weary owner, Dennis Dupree, and gotten her a job as a waitress. Even better, Sherrie lands the job just one day before the farewell show of legendary rock band ...
'Rock of Ages'
The film is set in 1987, and follows a couple of star-crossed dreamers hoping to become rock stars and fall in love while schlepping drinks at the king of all the strip's night clubs.
Movie review: 'Rock of Ages'
Two things render Rock of Ages dead on arrival: It never channels a distinct time-and-place '80s feel, content to rely on costuming and hair product to recreate the era; and it lacks the tongue-in-cheek self-deprecation needed to make the silliness tolerable. You know you're in for trouble when even Russell Brand seems bored. It certainly doesn't help that the movie's central duo ...
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Powered by JustWatch. "Rock of Ages," a rags-to-riches rock 'n' roll musical set mostly in a music club on Sunset Strip, wins no prizes for originality. A lot of it is zesty entertainment, with some energetic musical numbers; several big names ( Tom Cruise, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin) prove they can sing well enough to play the Strip if they ...
Like the musical, the movie "Rock of Ages" is set in 1987, the year that "Appetite for Destruction," the first album from Guns N' Roses, and Tipper Gore's book "Raising PG Kids in an ...
Rated: D-Aug 15, 2013 Full Review Leonard Maltin leonardmaltin.com It's easy to see how Rock of Ages became a crowd-pleaser on Broadway, where audiences got caught up in the energy of '80s hit ...
Rock of Ages: Film Review. Julianne Hough and Diego Boneta play the small-town girl and city boy in this tribute to '80s hair metal and the L.A. rock scene, with Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell ...
Full Review | Original Score: B- | Sep 8, 2017. "Rock Of Ages" is a soundtrack in search of a story, but it turns its utter disregard for narrative into its strongest ally. Full Review | Original ...
Movie Review - 'Rock Of Ages' - Lookin' For Nothin' But A Good Time An all-star cast brings the hit Broadway show to the big screen, celebrating '80s rock with power ballads, catchy choruses and ...
Rock of Ages: Directed by Adam Shankman. With Julianne Hough, Dakota Sage Grant, Matt Sullivan, Diego Boneta. A small-town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
Adam Shankman's new film/musical Rock of Ages tells the story of a small town girl Sherrie (Julianne Hough) and a city boy Drew (Diego Boneta), whose separate journeys to chase their dreams of stardom bring them together on the Sunset Strip. At first it all seems like paradise to Sherrie as sparks fly between her and Drew and he gets her a job at the infamous rock 'n' roll bar, The ...
Tom Cruise stars in the musical film "Rock of Ages" Critic says he shines as Stacee Jaxx, "God of Rock" The film also stars Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Julianne Hough
Rock of Ages "Rock of Ages " is a jukebox tuner that knows the licks and lyrics but not the music. ... Film Review: 'A Hologram for ... The indecision is typical of the movie's identity crisis ...
Review by Brian Eggert June 19, 2012. Director Adam Shankman ... Their very mainstream music takes center stage in Rock of Ages, a movie based on the Broadway musical of the same name. Taking a cue from the success of Mamma Mia!, the stage-to-screen adaptation builds a story around songs from these musicians, and, like that film, the ...
Rock of Ages tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Their rock 'n' roll romance is told through the heart-pounding hits of Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Journey, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake and more. (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Rock of Ages (2012) *** (out of 4) Good, loud and fun adaptation of the Broadway hit has small town girl Sherrie (Julianne Hough) and city boy Drew (Diego Boneta) becoming friends and falling in love while trying to make their dreams come try in Los Angeles during the late 80s. Also hitting the town is a club owner (Alec Baldwin) trying to save ...
Rock of Ages review. Matt reviews Adam Shankman's Rock of Ages starring Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, and Tom Cruise.
Rock of Ages premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on June 8, 2012, and was released in the United States on June 15, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received mixed critical reviews and was a box-office bomb, grossing only $59 million worldwide on a $75 million budget.
Rock Of Ages Review. Sherrie (Hough) and Drew (Boneta) both have their hearts set on rock fame, while Stacee Jaxx (Cruise) is tiring of his. All will rewrite their destiny in a dive bar under ...
ROCK OF AGES (2012) 136 minutes seem a long run time for a musical and ROCK OF AGES could have been better provided it did limit to 90 minutes. However this is one critic's opinion and lovers of musicals may counter argue that the genre has habits of long run times owing to the rock and roll. Directed by Adam Shankman most popularly known for ...
Audiences today titter at that. But you measure the movie by how quickly we get over it. "Rock of Ages," the big-screen version of the jukebox musical set to '80s "hair metal" anthems and ballads ...
A movie review by James Berardinelli. Rock of Ages, based on the musical play of the same name, is a celebration of '80s excess and, especially, music. Featuring roughly two-dozen covers of (mostly) Top 40 hits by Sytx, Def Leppard, REO Speedwagon, Whitesnake, Starship, Pat Benatar, Guns N' Roses, Twisted Sister, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Journey ...
Our review: Parents say ( 30 ): Kids say ( 52 ): ROCK OF AGES is an entertaining romp through 1980s rock, as long as you can overlook the first uncomfortable 15 minutes. You'll initially wonder whether you're in for a hokey cheese-fest that will have you feeling sorry for all of the big names who've signed up for this endeavor (that opening ...
Drew, a barback and another would-be rock star at the Strip's most infamous club, The Bourbon, takes heed of Sherrie's plight. In a blink, he's introduced her to the club's world-weary owner, Dennis Dupree, and gotten her a job as a waitress. Even better, Sherrie lands the job just one day before the farewell show of legendary rock band ...
The film is set in 1987, and follows a couple of star-crossed dreamers hoping to become rock stars and fall in love while schlepping drinks at the king of all the strip's night clubs.
Two things render Rock of Ages dead on arrival: It never channels a distinct time-and-place '80s feel, content to rely on costuming and hair product to recreate the era; and it lacks the tongue-in-cheek self-deprecation needed to make the silliness tolerable. You know you're in for trouble when even Russell Brand seems bored. It certainly doesn't help that the movie's central duo ...
Alien: Romulus: Directed by Fede Alvarez. With Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced. While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonists come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.