Musicals into films, cancelled musicals into films, do they work and can they work on the big screen? Dreamgirls didn’t, Hairspray (less Zac Efron bored me to death) & The Sapphires just looks simply brilliant (fingers and toes crossed this is the film that will sort out the Aussie film world!).
Tom Cruise is great in this and so is the remainder of the cast, Catherine Zeta Jones is a real stand out in her scenes and Mary J Blige, well it’s great to see her at it again, what a voice!
Now to the film, okay I love cock rock and I love a bit of male singlet and rocking out to eleven action and when the songs kick in it is a cross between Glee and a bogan rock gig (i.e. Bon Jovi). The songs really work and the acting in between is fine, the good looking cast really helps. Russell Brand and Alec Baldwin have a nice relationship and the two leads excel around all the Hollywood royalty.
Will Rock of Ages be one of the top films of 2012, hell no, but will it be one of those film experiences you look back at and think, gosh that was fun. Rock of Ages was cancelled in Sydney as a musical but as a film I think this is just ace (to quote Aussie rockers Grinspoon) and rates a Tom Cruise worthy 4 stars. Rock out y’all!
Now here is some tight ass Tuesday eye candy :)
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