Rock of Ages

Director Adam Shankman returns with another generic musical adaptation. Based on the popular musical that pays tribute to the Heavy Metal bands of the 80's such as Def Leppard, Journey, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison and Whitesnake. In the 80's LA, a girl meets a boy and they fall in love before they get separated and finally find each other again. The story is just an excuse for the cast to perform the songs which is the only saving grace in the film cause neither the writing or directing rises to the occasion to deliver something remarkable. Newcomers Julianne Hough and Diego Boneta are decent in the leads. The stellar supporting cast includes Tom Cruise, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Alec Baldwin amongst others. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.