It’s also about travelling back in time to party hearty in the 80’s! For fans of that decade’s look, Rock of Ages will be like fashion porn to you. But Rock of Ages is not just all about the frequent bedroom antics of Stacee Jax, it’s ultimately a tale of love between Sherrie and Drew (and between some unexpected characters too). Stacee is the man of the moment and women fall at his feet (literally) wherever he goes. Will Sherrie and Drew ever make it to the top? Will Stacee stay at the top? Does he want to?Īnswers to these and other questions are inside this not so typical musical - Rock of Ages is very racy indeed! Unlike any of Cruise’s characters before, his latest creation Stacee is introduced onto the screen via his barely concealed crotch region sporting a very fetching gold animal head with its tongue out, followed closely by a shot of his barely covered buttocks. On the flip side, rock legend Stacee Jax (Tom Cruise) is at the top of his game and just about to leave his glam rock band, Arsenal, to go solo which could potentially be the rock god’s undoing. 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 Bourbon Room.
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If you’re looking for a movie that will make you chuckle, and if you’re a fan of 80s rock, and if you love Tom Cruise then shake your booty over to the theatres today.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. Singer Mary J Blige puts in a good performance as the strip club manager who takes Sherrie under her wing. And the visual brilliance of a stage performance is totally lost here. Who did the choreography on this film? Serious blunder. That bit is fun but her song and dance number isn’t. Catherine Zeta-Jones looks a tad wasted in this role as the Mayor’s wife who is fighting to close down the sleazy bars and rock dens that are rotting society. Paul Giamatti as the slimy manager is alright.
His sex romp with a Rolling Stone reporter (Malin Akerman) to the number ‘I want to know what love is’ is both funny and brilliant.Īlec Baldwin and Russell Brand provide the comic relief along with Stacee Jaxx’s alcohol swigging monkey Hey Man. He’s sunk his teeth into this and at his age to look so good, to perform and sing so well and convincingly is outstanding. Especially because it’s a welcome change to see Tom Cruise playing a part that isn’t… well Tom Cruise. His dark, eccentric, sexed up rocker who is actually a sensitive guy on the inside is a treat to watch.
In fact, the real hero of the movie is Stacee Jaxx played by Tom Cruise. Then there’s the ‘love’ story between Sherrie and Drew that’s pretty cliché now and unfortunately neither of the two actors rocks this stage.
The film starts off shaky and you wonder how on earth will they carry covers of these famous songs. For bar owner Dennis Dupree (Alec Baldwin) and his sidekick Lonnie (Russell Brand) this is just good timing since one of their waitresses just quit and they’re dealing with financial bankruptcy. She ends up on Sunset Boulevard right across the (in)famous Bourbon Room – a den of supposed vice but also the breeding ground for several famous rock bands – where she gets mugged and subsequently assisted by aspiring rocker Drew (Diego Boneta) who offers to get her a job with him at the aforementioned den of vice.įor Sherrie this is a dream come true. Sherrie (Julianne Hough) leaves her small town of Tulsa, Oklahoma to find fame as a singer in Los Angeles. But if you’re a fan of 80s rock n roll and Tom Cruise (when his acting is decent), then the spoofy Rock of Ages may just get your foot tapping.īased on a 2006 Broadway musical by the same name and directed by Adam Shankman, who was responsible for the successful stage to film adaptation Hairspray, Rock of Ages makes an attempt to recreate what it was like for rock n roll at a time when the genre was associated with the devil, drugs, sleaze and church opposition.
The choreography of the dance numbers is uninspiring and the film has been shot with zero visual appeal. Starring Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman.
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