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The Rocker

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As a drummer with the '80s hair band Vesuvius, Robert "Fish" Fishman lived his dream as a rock 'n' roll demigod until his band mates kicked him out. Twenty years later, Fish gets a second shot at sitting on the throne of music stardom when his teenage nephew's group hires him as the new drummer.
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With a predictable and lightweight story, the earnest efforts of the cast are squandered by The Rocker's bland script.

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Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor 11/21/2008
B+
A whacked-out, superannuated, would-be rock star might seem to be too easy a comic target, but Wilson gives this sad sack so many fresh twists that he never wears out his welcome. Go to Full Review
Wally Hammond Time Out 10/17/2008
3/6
As a movie, it may not rock, but it rolls along nicely enough. Go to Full Review
Wendy Ide The Times (UK) 10/17/2008
2/5
There are occasionally amusing moments, but the writing lacks the warmth that made School of Rock such a hit. Go to Full Review
Kaleem Aftab The National (UAE) 11/01/2018
It should be a fun ride but the dialogue and plot are too predictable and Wilson has no fun with the old-fogey role. Go to Full Review
Ali Gray TheShiznit.co.uk 10/14/2012
3/5
The Rocker is more Keane than Keith Moon: slow, safe and about as edgy as a tangerine. Go to Full Review
Kelly Vance East Bay Express 08/15/2011
More fun than a fifth of Rebel Yell and a bag of Quaaludes. Go to Full Review
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thiago s @Thiagostone Oct 10 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 13 Funny in 1 hour and 42 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Language, Drug References, Nudity and Sexual References!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $6,400,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Dani G Jun 30 Typical predictable comedy of losers achieving success. A semi-fun watch if you don't want to think much and don't want to invest so much time... See more Cory P 10/03/2023 Great movie funny , good music and just a fun ride the whole way through. See more Westly N 10/24/2022 This movie rocks! rock on! See more 03/04/2022 it's fine, but not much more than that. there were a lot of flaws, such as the video games in every scene obviously being faked, continuing to move when the player had set down the controller, as well as a lot of very obvious lip syncing. the climax of the movie involves a fiasco where the antagonist band is caught lip syncing and flops a performance, which angers the fans. this did not make for an effective climax because the entire movie was being faked in the first place. it seems that for the antagonist band, the trio of cast members were probably hired for very limited screen time due to being A list actors, so we basically don't see bradley cooper at all for instance. the lead singer twink guy wasn't cool and their music was some jonas brothers nonsense, but the movie isn't nearly as bad as it's being rated - probably at least 65% in my book See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis As a drummer with the '80s hair band Vesuvius, Robert "Fish" Fishman lived his dream as a rock 'n' roll demigod until his band mates kicked him out. Twenty years later, Fish gets a second shot at sitting on the throne of music stardom when his teenage nephew's group hires him as the new drummer.
Director
Peter Cattaneo
Producer
Shawn Levy, Tom McNulty
Screenwriter
Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
21 Laps Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Drug References|Nudity|Sexual References)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 20, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.4M
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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