Rock Star (2001)
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Reviews Counted: 128
Fresh: 67 | Rotten: 61
Like its title, Rock Star is rather generic, being not so much about the heavy metal scene than about rock cliches and formula.
Average Rating: 4.8/10
Critic Reviews: 37
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 23
Like its title, Rock Star is rather generic, being not so much about the heavy metal scene than about rock cliches and formula.
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Movie Info
Loosely inspired by the true story of the heavy metal band Judas Priest, this music industry fable from director Stephen Herek is based on a script by actor-turned-writer/director John Stockwell. Mark Wahlberg stars as Chris Cole, a wannabe rock star who works by day as a copy machine repairman and by night as the lead singer of Blood Pollution, a Pennsylvania tribute band that imitates the best-selling heavy metal rockers of Steel Dragon. Although he's supported by his girlfriend Emily
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Mark Wahlberg
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Jennifer Aniston
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Timothy Olyphant
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Jason Flemyng
Bobby Beers -
Timothy Spall
Mats -
Dominic West
Kirk Cuddy -
Dagmara Dominczyk
Tania -
Matthew Glave
Joe Jr. -
Stephan Jenkins
Bradley -
Beth Grant
Mrs. Cole -
Jason Bonham
A. C. -
Heidi Mark
Kirk's Wife -
Michael Shamus Wiles
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All Critics (131) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (67) | Rotten (61) | DVD (25)
Every character becomes a cipher for a strangely reactionary morality tale.
Top CriticIt is a nonstop cliche.
The weight of what might have been hangs heavily over the proceedings.
A grueling and pointless endurance test
It has a comical sense of history and seems perfectly aware that it is recounting a myth.
A movie about the gullible and pitched to the naive, Rock Star struggles to resist being as generic as its title, but is never more than just another replay of the hoary postulate that showbiz is all about rising, falling and being redeemed.
Not great, but moments of guilty pleasure.
Inevitably there's a really sappy ending and musical sequence that not only left me nauseous but also felt very contrived and far-fetched to even feel happy.
The first half is hilarious but the second gives itself more to cautionary moralising and life lessons.
Just as it should be falling apart, its melodrama becomes more touching than ever, ultimately shaping a film about much more than any band and more poetic than any song on the radio.
The milieu is more convincing than the story.
Mark Wahlberg looks yummy in tight leather pants and that's a good thing because there's not much else to recommend . . . ROCK STAR.
Okay, so the plot's as fantastical and absurd as that whole, awful era, but damned if it isn't a good time.
Forget the storyline, just laugh (and cringe) at the period.
A veteran of arena stage concerts, Wahlberg's obviously got the moves and the attitude, but in offstage moments where more complex characterization is needed, he flounders.
Despite its flaws, screenwriters Callie Khouri and John Stockwell still manage to save Rock Star by writing a semi-entertaining script.
Very watchable, owing to a pair of strong performances from its two leads, but it isn't the great film it could have been.
It offers witty entertainment and an easy, tourist-level jaunt through the more absurd precincts of big-time rock 'n' roll.
This is not Spinal Tap, but it is a fun though far from decadent or persuasive rock epic about finding your own voice in life.
Surprisingly, Wahlberg's 'Rock Star' mesmerized me right along with all those screaming fans and sexy groupies depicted in the film.
This is the first R-rated movie that feels PG-13, a heavy-metal saga you can take Mom to see.
While not in the same league as either This Is Spinal Tap or Almost Famous, this rock-band movie is at least thoroughly entertaining.
starts off as a "Spinal Tap"-style spoof, only to abruptly switch gears halfway through. By the time it wraps up, "Rock Star" is frantically trying to sell us the same bucket of cliches it was making light of in its first hour.
O filme é como um grande show de rock cujo último número é um sucesso do pagode: depois de pular durante 2 horas, você sai frustrado por não ter sentido vontade de pedir bis.
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- Mats: Taking the night off, are you?
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Great Movie! Simplistic and Enjoyable. This was a very real movie of a real rock band. I think Mark and Aniston did great acting roles. The story was immensely interesting and it had a terrific ending that was just right. Very nice cast!
Chris Cole was born to rock. His longtime girlfriend Emily believes his talent could take him all the way - but Chris worships at the altar of Bobby Beers, the fiery frontman for heavy metal legends Steel Dragon. By day, Chris still lives at home with his parents and spends his days repairing copy machines. But when Chris takes the stage, fronting Pennsylvania's premiere Steel Dragon tribute band, all of that disappears. Chris Cole is Bobby Beers - mesmerizing audiences with his perfect imitation of Beers' electrifying vocals. The night his bandmates boot him out of the group, Chris is devastated until an unexpected phone call changes his life forever: He, Chris Cole, has been tapped to replace Bobby Beers as the lead singer of Steel Dragon. In an instant, Chris rockets to the dizzying heights of sudden stardom, rising from devotee to icon, from rock fan to rock god the wanna-be who got to be. So what happens when an average guy gets everything he wants and discovers it's not enough?