"Rock of Ages" (PG-13, 123 minutes). A rags-to-riches rock 'n roll musical set in a music club on Sunset Strip, and winning no prizes for originality. Zesty entertainment, energetic musical numbers, and big names (Tom Cruise, Russell Brand, Adam Baldwin) proving they can sing well enough to play the Strip if they lose the day job. The leads are Diego Boneta, playing a bartender in the Strip's hottest club, and Julianne Hough, as a naive kid just off the bus from the Midwest.
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Based on the Broadway musical, a small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip. Both have dreams of singing careers while paying their dues working at the most famous rock club in LA. But when the city boy gets his big bre... Read Post
The audio: Tom Cruise is, apparently, "hot sticky sweet." But can he sing? Ever since the Mission: Impossible star was cast in the upcoming musical Rock of Ages, based on the jukebox Broadway show of the same name, critics wondered ... Read Post
With big hair, wacky musical numbers, and inspired casting choices, Rock of Ages is just as flashy and flamboyant as you would expect from a musical about the rock scene in 1980s LA - but it's not nearly as entertaining as it could ... Read Post