Not campy, not sexy, not down and dirty, no rock, no roll, no point. Bland and rhythm-less movie from director Adam Shankman, responsible for the bland, pointless remake of Hairspray, is a badly photographed episode of Glee with an unnecessary dash of kink. Can't Stop the Music, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, The Apple, Phantom of the Paradise were a lot more fun. There isn't an original idea at work anywhere in this film. It's a jukebox musical; a collection of music videos of no interest whatsoever. Tom Cruise provides little diversion while Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand and Bryan Cranston are merely odious. The two leads are as cute as they are uninteresting. Within the first few minutes you feel the movie dying; what follows is a wake.
Review of Rock of Ages
