Danielle and I went to see "Rock of Ages" on Friday night. Being a child of 80's music and a fan of Julianne Hough, I had been anticipating it's release for months.
My first suggestion, before you decide to go, is to remember what you are going to see. Rock of Ages is a movie adaptation of a Broadway Musical. Unlike a lot of musicals and movies, the music for this came first and the "plot/storyline" was built around the music. If you think you are going to go see a movie with an outstanding storyline, then save your money and stay home. If you want to go see a movie and tap your feet, sing along, and relive memories, then head to your nearest theater.
Diego Boneta and Julianne Hough did a great job starring opposite each other. Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand were just hilarious. Catherine Zeta-Jones and Mary J. Blige were impressive, but for me, Tom Cruise stole the show (so to say). I wasn't expecting much, but I thought he really pulled off the character of Stacee Jaxx. He took voice lessons from Axl Rose's voice teacher and is said to have a 4 octave vocal range (who knew?).
I would (and will) go see it again. And this might be one that is added to my odd collection of DVDs when it comes out. I have already bought a digital copy of the Soundtrack on Amazon and am listening to it as I write this. I will admit to being a lover of cheesy movie musicals and TV shows (I am a self-proclaimed Gleek) so that may have played a bit into my enjoyment of this.
I would love to know what you think of it. Enjoy!!
