Rock of Ages

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Rock of Ages

PG-13

Released Jun 15, 2012

1h 58m

Musical

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The songs of Journey, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and other artists underscore a tale of big dreams in Hollywood. Soon after hopping off a bus from the Midwest, aspiring singer Sherrie Christian (Julianne Hough) immediately finds herself in trouble. Coming to her rescue is Drew (Diego Boneta), a bar-back at the legendary club the Bourbon Room. With stars in their eyes, the young lovers chase their dreams, but a misunderstanding involving rock god Stacee Jaxx (Tom Cruise) threatens to tear them apart.

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Critics Consensus

Its exuberant silliness is almost enough to make up for its utter inconsequentiality, but Rock of Ages is ultimately too bland and overlong to justify its trip to the big screen.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Really, it's like a longer, louder version of Glee or American Idol, but with actors who can't sing rather than singers who can't act. Plus, it rocks you like a hurricane.

Rated: B-

Sep 8, 2017

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Kimber Myers

The Playlist

Rock of Ages will make you want to raise your arms...and then immediately plunge your fingers into your eyeballs for salvation (you can go back for seconds to rescue your ears).

Rated: D-

Aug 15, 2013

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Leonard Maltin

leonardmaltin.com

It's easy to see how Rock of Ages became a crowd-pleaser on Broadway, where audiences got caught up in the energy of '80s hit songs performed live.

Jun 22, 2012

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The best musicals are those with songs that develop naturally within a story instead of obligatorily filling every moment with yet another song. This is not one of them.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 4, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

An abundance of energy makes up for the unconvincing lip-syncing and spontaneous song-and-dance sequences that aren't as smoothly integrated into character actions.

Rated: 7/10

Dec 2, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Serves up well played cover tunes and an abundance of entertainment of the light, campy variety.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 21, 2020

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Richard W

First time I watched it I wasn’t sure how I felt. So watched it again and just loved it. It’s just silly fun. Do not take it serious and just have fun.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/14/24

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Jennifer K

Nothing, but a mostly good melodious time. Nostalgia and power ballads, you get out the same energy you go in with, so fun/cheese, willing to suspend your disbelief and push aside Your repulsion of Tom Cruise, you WILL get nothing but a good time. Lose yourself in the campy over the top world built for exactly this purpose.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/06/24

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Kickstarter N

Rock of Ages is one of my favorite musical comedies...The Broadway show, that is. The movie, however, doesn't quite hit the mark. Several characters are changed, the story is massively different and, while the songs are quite fantastic and when the jokes land they REALLY land, in the end it's just too dumbed down and it works too hard to embrace its silliness rather than try to convince the audience it's an awesome time like the Broadway show does.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/10/24

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Mike W

With solid performances from Hough, Boneta, and especially Cruise along with good musical performances covering the great rock of the era, Rock of Ages is a fun watch that lets you just sit back with a tub of popcorn and enjoy the nostalgia and sing along with your favorite hits.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Jeff M

A Tom Cruise musical was never anything I expected to see in my lifetime, but the project featured 80s music, the rest of the cast was promising, the director had recently made the irresistible HAIRSPRAY five years earlier, and musicals were becoming all the rage again. Well, they can't all be winners, can they? Somehow the makers of this film managed to make some of the most important songs from my late childhood/early adulthood years borderline unappealing. There is not a memorable performance to be found - a couple performances are downright bad. And the whole enterprises has a quick and cheap feel to it - I suppose you could call this the Taco Bell of recent movie musicals.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/24

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arirodco12

The characters where a little flat

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/25/23

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Sherrie Christian

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Synopsis

The songs of Journey, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and other artists underscore a tale of big dreams in Hollywood. Soon after hopping off a bus from the Midwest, aspiring singer Sherrie Christian (Julianne Hough) immediately finds herself in trouble. Coming to her rescue is Drew (Diego Boneta), a bar-back at the legendary club the Bourbon Room. With stars in their eyes, the young lovers chase their dreams, but a misunderstanding involving rock god Stacee Jaxx (Tom Cruise) threatens to tear them apart.

Director: Adam Shankman
Producer: Matt Weaver, Scott Prisand, Carl Levin, Tobey Maguire, Garrett Grant, Jennifer Gibgot
Screenwriter: Justin Theroux, Chris D'Arienzo, Allan Loeb
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Corner Store Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Some Heavy Drinking|Suggestive Dancing)
Genre: Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 11, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $38.5M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, SDDS, DTS

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