Detroit Rock City Reviews
Common Sense Media
A valentine to sex, drugs, and cutting school.
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| Original Score: 2/5
TheMovieReport.com
What works for rocking and rolling all night (and partying every day) doesn't necessarily hold true for movies.
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| Original Score: 1.5/4
eFilmCritic.com
The movie isn't a trailblazer; it's an exuberantly trashy party, a comedy of lowdown defeats and triumphs.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Kalamazoo Gazette
sorely in need of the authenticity and easy humor of "Dazed and Confused," the 1994 Richard Linklater comedy it's obviously trying hard to imitate.
Matinee Magazine
The notion of music's cultural definition for people isn't taken for granted by Detroit Rock City's makers.
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| Original Score: B
DustinPutman.com
A nice, respective try, but Detroit Rock City just misses the mark.
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| Original Score: 2/4
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Look, that guy just got clocked by a telephone receiver. Twice. See? Funny!
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| Original Score: 1.5/4
Film Journal International
A wonderful, funny film that manages to strike a nice balance of John Hughes teen comedy and late-'70s period piece.
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Surprisingly amiable for a film that claims to 'kiss the rules goodbye.'
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
Hollywood Report Card
Set in the 1970's and produced by Gene Simmons (among others), this scrawny little script eventually becomes a rich film.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
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