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The Rocker Trailer |
The Rocker - Trailer |
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| Release Date
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18 April 2008 |
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20th Century Fox |
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English |
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USA |
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Comedy |
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Overwiew :The Rocker narrates the tale of a failed drummer who has been given second opportunity to rise to fame. 'Robert "Fish" Fishman' has got deep passion for playing drums for 80s 'hair band Vesuvius' . He lives in rock n' roll dream till he has been thrown out of the band in an unceremonious manner.After a span of 20 years when all rock star fantasies has already died down, and Fish has ultimately given up hope, at that time he gets the news that A.D.D. , the high school rock band of his nephew, is looking for a new drummer. With reluctance , the band makes him their newest member . In this way Fish gets the scope of reclaiming 'the rock God throne' that he has always desired for and thus takes the band of young people for the ride of their lives. |
Starring :
Christina Applegate, Rainn Wilson, Jane Lynch, Josh Gad, Jeff Garlin, Emma Stone, Teddy Geiger, Jason Sudeikis, Demetri Martin
Directors :
Peter Cattaneo
Producers :
Tom McNulty, Shawn Levy, Lyn Lucibello, Billy Rosenberg
Writers :
Ryan Jaffe, Wallace Wolodarsky, Maya Forbes |
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USA Today - Claudia Puig
: ...leaden and unfunny...
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C-
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Andy Spletzer
: The plot is ultrapredictable, but under the gentle direction of Peter Cattaneo the movie somehow works.
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B
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San Francisco Chronicle - David Wiegand
: ...Wilson could have done something with this role, if only the direction weren't so uninspired and the screenplay so predictable.
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C
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ReelViews - James Berardinelli
: ...sappointing than it is outright bad.
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C
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New York Times - Stephen Holden
: Most disappointingly, the music is tepid, mediocre pop pastiche.
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New York Post - Lou Lumenick
: ...manages to be a notably funnier than average summer comedy...
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B
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Los Angeles Times - Sam Adams
: Rainn Wilson's 'Rocker' finds his rhythm, but his film misses a beat.
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C+
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Hollywood Reporter - Frank Scheck
: This satire about an aging heavy metal drummer finds a good comic rhythm.
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B
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filmcritic.com - Chris Cabin
: Certainly nothing this year will compete with the inexcusable The Love Guru for its sheer inability to create laughs, but The Rocker does its best to at least come close.
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D+
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Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman
: The only brazen thing about the film is how shamelessly it rips off School of Rock...
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Chicago Tribune - Matt Pais
: ...appeals to the part of you that dreams of stage diving, counting groupies and trashing hotel rooms.
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B-
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Boston Globe - Wesley Morris
: ...a grubby little redemption comedy that in every way feels like a consignment-shop Jack Black vehicle.
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B-
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