Rock of Ages - Movie Review

“Rock of Ages” is a musical that uses 80’s rock anthems and combines it with a genuine love story that hopes to give you the best musical experience since “Hairspray.” With a star studded cast which includes names like Tom Cruise and Alec Baldwin, and all the talent featured in the movie it can be expected that this will be a fun film and put musicals pack on the map.

The movie is about Sherrie (Julianne Hough), who leaves her home in Oklahoma to head to Los Angeles so she can pursue her dream to be a singer. On the way she meets Drew (Diego Boneta), who is a bar back at the legendary Bourbon Room, who is also trying to achieve his goal and be the next rock icon. As their romance builds, the Bourbon Room is getting prepared for rock legend Stacee Jaxx (Tom Cruise) to play his last show with his band Arsenal.

The vocal talent in this film was amazing. Every big name in the film offered vocals, even Alec Baldwin, and they all sounded great. The pace of this film was very fast because they were jumping into songs quickly; I don’t think there was a fifteen minute period in the whole movie without a song. The film editing was impressive; they cut to many different locations when there were a bunch of characters contributing to a song and it was put together beautifully. The climax of the film was a little too early in the film. I think they should have made the Stacee Jaxx show a little further in the movie because after that, it really kind of slowed down a bit.

I enjoyed and had fun with this film. The film was cheesy, but I think it is expected to be cheesy and the film itself knows its cheesy so that’s why it works. If you grew up in the 80s this movie will touch home for and bring back memories. I recommend this movie for fans of the 80s and musicals in general. Tom Cruise’s performance is worth price of admission alone.

3 out of 5 stars.

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