Love starts to blossom between these two, but their relationship gets sidetracked as the Bourbon Room prepares for a performance from Stacee Jaxx (Cruise), a cocksure, possibly demented rock star who’s about to embark on a solo career.īased on Chris D’Arienzo’s musical – he’s one of the film’s three credited screenwriters – Rock Of Ages doesn’t have an original score but, instead, has its characters sing mainstream rock hits of the era (including songs by Bon Jovi and Def Leppard). is Sherrie (Julianne Hough), an aspiring singer from Oklahoma who befriends one of the club’s employees, Drew (Diego Boneta), who is trying to launch a band of his own. Set in 1987 along L.A.’s infamous rock haven, the Sunset Strip, the film takes place largely at the Bourbon Room, a fading but legendary concert venue that still books rock bands, despite the influx of other musical styles into the culture. Probably catering more to a female audience, Rock Of Ages could do well amidst a sea of action films and family fare, but one should expect the soundtrack to appeal to aging head-bangers of both genders. Fans of musicals and ‘80s hard rock will no doubt be interested, and a starry cast that includes Tom Cruise (albeit in a supporting role) ought to increase awareness. Opening June 15, Rock Of Ages should strike a chord with several different demographics. Slightly recalling his turn as the misogynistic self-help guru in Magnolia, Cruise in Rock Of Ages alternates between being a dynamic, arresting singer on stage to revealing a more loathsome, spoiled persona off stage. Based on the popular, Tony-nominated production about a group of guys and gals living out their rock ‘n’ roll dreams, this lively but decidedly overlong film directed by Adam Shankman, who previously helmed 2007’s Hairspray, showers the audience with kitsch at the expense of characters. The jukebox musical Rock Of Ages all-too-accurately replicates the experience of listening to the 1980s arena rock and hair-metal that dominates the film’s soundtrack: In limited doses, it can be great cheesy fun, but prolonged exposure proves rather tiresome.
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