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 Rock Of Ages
Rock Of Ages, the big screen adaptation of the hit stage musical, manages to make a simplistic formula feel even lazier. Starting off like a full-on 80s movie spoof, Rock Of Ages quickly loses footing with a bombardment of overproduced tunes lip-synced by its celebrity cast. The film opens with small town Kansas gal Sherrie Christian (Julianne Hough) hopping on a bus to make it big in Hollywood. There's a glimmer of hope as she duets Night Ranger's 'Sister Christian' with a bus driver – maybe Rock of Ages really will be this fun and absurd. But when Sherrie arrives at The Bourbon Room, the city's premiere rock club and only second to Disneyland, as the least threatening place in L.A., the movie spins out of control. Sherrie quickly strikes up a relationship with aspiring musician Drew (Diego Boneta), is hired by club owner Dennis Dupree and becomes entangled in the joint's big attempt to stay afloat: the legendary Stacee Jaxx's (Tom Cruise) last concert before going solo. The upside of the clunky script is some genuinely funny moments soup-ed up by the comedic prowess of the supporting cast.
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