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Rock of Ages, Movie

Rock of Ages 2012

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Nothin' but a good time.

Big city musical based in late ’80s LA, set to the glam rock tunes of Styx, Bon Jovi, Twisted Sister, Poison and more. Includes a lofty line-up of stars: Tom Cruise, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand and Alec Baldwin. From the director of Hairspray. More

Based on the broadway show, Rock of Ages follows the romance of small town girl Sherrie (Julianne Hough, Footloose) and city boy Drew (Diego Boneta, 90210), who meet in Hollywood while pursuing dreams of stardom. Baldwin is the owner of nightclub The Bourbon Room, Brand is his right-hand man, Cruise is rock god Stacee Jaxx and Zeta-Jones is religious conservative Patricia, who wants to shut down the club. Hide

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181 votes / 48 comments The Talk

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    • bOb

      and tom doesnt say a word

    • Kirk

      Tom Cruise...really??? 80's rock has just died

    • Alex

      It's Mumma Mia with different music?

    • Mihi

      laaaaaaaaaaaame

    • Vonny

      Tom Cruise pretending to be a cool rock star ..... no thanks.

    • Red

      You people are nuts. Glam rock yo!

    • Derryn

      Loved the play and this movie seems to have captured it perfectly! Very excited about this one!

    • Dawn

      Tom Cruise FAIL

    • Rob

      Oh christ that looks painful

    • Sammy V

      Awful, awful, David Lee Roth would be rolling in his grave right now.

    • tinkiam

      anything that got Tom in it I love!

    • Kip

      watched this in NY 2009 but I cant imagine Tom as lead lol... can he actually sing?... booo

    • anti-kip

      kip sucks ass!!!!!!

    • RexH

      It's not Hairspray... It's Hair - only worse!

    • dinks

      I'd watch it for the music but tom cruise as a rocker sad

    • Jenn

      I enjoyed it on broadway and I think it will translate well. Not sold on Tom Cruise thought ....

    • pissed off

      tom cruise !! HA! wat a joke!!!

    • Andrew Emin

      Rock On!

    • josh skux

      super gay

    • alex128

      yeah why not. but yeah tom cruise??? although if it's a character that's taking the piss it could work - like Tropic Thunder Tom Cruise

    • Hoddy

      Looks like a gay movie, i guess that's why tom cruise is in it.

    • Marty

      It's all about the Rock music baby!! Baldwin will tie the cast together!

    • Mr G

      I can't think of anything worse than Tom Cruise in this role!

    • kylie

      Yeh, Looks like a good concept but the choice of actors is questionable. Russell Brand is the only real rocker in the movie.

    • levi

      pathetic

    • Ben

      What a pile of isht

    • Nellie

      What's with all the gay talk? Gay is better than good- DON'T FORGET IT!!!!!! This movie will kill. Can't wait. T

    • Loons

      Love Mary J but I am not feeling this, looks weird.

    • Lymond

      Maybe it's just because I like this song but I'm optimistic about this. The world needs a reminder about what rock is.

    • poolsclosed

      YAAAAYY SCIENTOLOGY!!!11!! LEAD US TOM CRUISE!!!! I WANT YOUR BUM BABIES!!!!

    • Matrix

      Aye ? Whats Scientology got to do with it ? Looks hilarious !

    • Jana

      Quit it with the homophobia. If you want to say a movie looks crap, say it looks crap. Don't say gay, that's offensive.

    • Aimee

      The cast for this is amazing the trailer however lets it down, I bet it will be quite entertaining...

    • Owen4

      Cruise has a rock star? Yeah right.

    • Ricki

      Saw a sneak of this movie last week. Hated the stage musical. Really liked the movie...just enough of a spoof to be very entertaining.

    • kara

      i dont no if my friends wanna watch it or if they would like it but i do so shud i watch it 4 my bday?

    • Devo

      Tom Cruise is the least Rock'n'Roll person on the planet. Fail.

    • Anita

      Smart movie makers. Will appeal to the young (and not so young) They will make a lot of money

    • Mikey

      Can't get over how negative people are?? Just take it for what it is - a bit of fun!

    • Rock Chick

      You guys with your negative comments can't have been a 80's rocker! iI have seen the stage show and it was fantastic, real music!!!!

    • Nicola

      Seen it, loved it!! Awesome Music used too!

    • Karren

      Have just seen it and LOVED IT!!!

    • Kalo

      I want to watch it !!!!!

    • Teaki

      Awesome movie ....

    • Matt

      Really enjoyed it, went not knowing what to expect - recommended!

    • didi

      would love to see it

    • navid

      i like too see it

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Flicks.co.nz Review

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Dominic Corry Flicks Writer

Ever since it was used in the final scene of the last episode of The Sopranos, Journey's uplifting anthem Don't Stop Believing has been front and centre in popular culture. Endless movies have used it, it was the centrepiece performance of Glee's pilot episode, and now it provides the finale for Rock of Ages. More

Its usage speaks to my overall impression of the movie – a collection of pop moments already explored extensively elsewhere, presented with all the emotional depth of a kiddie pool.

The story stumbles from one moment to the next, struggling to embody the drive or power of even a below-average rock music video. The endless mashed-up '80s hair-metal hits don't succeed as anything beyond nostalgia items.

I must admit to being intrigued by the idea of Tom Cruise playing a superstar of another medium, but while he's clearly committed to the role, he projects none of the mystique his character supposedly oozes.

The fame-hungry protagonists played by Julianne Hough and Diego Boneta do very little to distinguish themselves, but she looks the part and he garners some of the film's only genuine laughs with a diversion into boy-bandery. Alec Baldwin looks massively out of place, and Russell Brand is very annoying.

You know a film has something seriously wrong with it when you find yourself wistfully recalling the dramatic complexity of 2010's Burlesque, which follows a remarkably similar track (and also featured Hough).

My goodwill for some of the songs here prevents me from giving Rock of Ages one star, but unless you're fully committed to the jukebox musical cause, stay far away from this movie. Hide

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  • Ashton C

    "'Mamma Mia!' induced me to projectile vomit and 'Burlesque' put me into a six-week coma, so what do I know?" Ha! Ha! LMAO - brilliant!

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Cack of the Aged

adamatdramatrain Flicks Superstar (?)

If you enjoyed 'Mamma Mia!' or 'Burlesque' stop reading and go see 'Rock of Ages'... ok?

Are they gone now? Is it safe? Ok...

If 'Mamma Mia!' and 'Burlesque' are the zombies of movies, then their undead, foot-dragging, flesh-drooping, braindead spawn is this horrific bilge that's less akin to a movie and more like an aged, wrinkly, unwanted guest at a party vomiting into your face for two hours. Whereas the Broadway musical on which it was based knew that the 80s soft-pop-glam-rock it contained could be cheesy fun - this movie version is so devoid of fun that it's as if director Adam Shankman (he of 'Hairspray' and, er... 'The Pacifier') was completely unaware of his source material or what made it a success. As for Tom Cruise, well, what may have worked in small doses is totally overdone, and the Cruise is overused. But he's not alone in outstaying his welcome - Catherine Zeta-Jones is as cloying and annoying as ever; Russell Brand is a pain in the proverbials and even the usually reliable Alec Baldwin, Paul Giamatti and Bryan Cranston can do little to gild this musical turd.

That said - if you enjoyed 'Mamma Mia!' or 'Burlesque' go see. You'll most likely love it. Me? I'd rather gouge out my eyes with a rusty spoon than be subjected to this trite mess again... but then 'Mamma Mia!' induced me to projectile vomit and 'Burlesque' put me into a six-week coma, so what do I know?

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Press Reviews

Boxoffice Magazine

Director Adam Shankman manages to make this film adaptation of the hit Broadway jukebox musical a red hot summer blast for people who grew up with glam metal—or just can't escape it on the radio. Full review.

Hollywood Reporter

Director Shankman succeeds in draining most of the fun from a vehicle that was all about the winking humor of its flagrant cheesiness. Full review.

New York Observer

I haven't seen a movie this bad since 'Battlefield Earth' and 'Howard the Duck'. Full review.

Time Out New York

Fans of Moulin Rouge–esque repurposing will be in hog heaven. Everyone else will want to hop that midnight train going anywhere pronto. Full review.

Total Film (UK)

Disposable, overly long fun best enjoyed with BFFs and a bevvie. Full review.

Variety (USA)

This affectionate glam-rock-a-thon represents a visually bland staging of frankly insipid material, never tapping into the raucous, go-for-broke energy that would spin the show's cliches into gold, let alone platinum. Full review.

Village Voice

It's not every day that you get to see two great American traditions - guitar/bass/drums rock music and Tin Pan Alley musical theater - so thoroughly, mutually degraded. Full review.