With his singeing singing range, devil-headed codpiece and posture of bare-chested narcissistic defiance, Cruise is a revelation - and a reminder that he's always at his best in wildly transformative character parts. This isn't a serious movie by any stretch: Its charms stem from the juicy thrill of seeing the '80s caricatured and karaoke-fied by Hollywood A-listers making delicious, willing fools of themselves. Both are aspiring rockers who work at a dive called the Bourbon. The central, boring love story brings together curly-haired Drew (Diego Boneta) and flaxen-haired Sherrie (Julianne Hough), who arrives in 1987 L.A. Just seconds after its central character, doe-eyed innocent Sherrie (Julianne Hough), steps onto the bus in the. Rock of Ages wastes no time in cueing the audience it’s a musical set in the 1980s. This is exactly where modern viewers relate to the film more than the musical. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including That's My Boy, Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap and Extraterrestrial. Starring Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough & Alec Baldwin. The dream-crushing moments for Sherrie and Drew are when theyre forced by societal limitations to take on jobs theyre not passionate about in order to financially survive. No matter how you feel about Guns N' Roses, Tom Cruise's as a bandanna-headed Axl Rose type will hit you as the purest bit of genius in the man's entire film career. Rock of Ages Release Date: When was the film released Rock of Ages was released in 2012 on Friday, J(in 3,350 theaters. It only requires us to laugh at it - and other exemplars of bloated '80s pop, from Starship to Journey - and it does so with a campy and attitudinous spirit that's hard to resist. The ridiculous Pomeranian hairdos - hate, hate, hate.īut "Rock of Ages," based on the popular jukebox musical, doesn't require anyone to love metal, or even like it. The simplistic guitar riffs and caterwauling vocals - hate. Def Leppard, Poison, all those guys in their crotch-happy spandex - hate 'em. Starring Diego Boneta, Julianne Hough and Tom Cruise.
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