![]() Chris Cole rapidly becomes one of metals premier singers, and he discovers the debauchery of the life of a rockstar. Chris Cole goes to the audition and gets asked to join the band, which he accepts Neither he nor his girlfriend no what awaits them in the crazy world of heavy metal. ![]() Steel Dragon want Chris to come to an audition because their lead singer has just been fired. ![]() One Day after a fight, Chris gets kicked out of the band, and receives a call from Kik Cuddy, guitar player for Steel Dragon. The cast do a good enough job, and Mark Wahlberg is quite good as Chris Cole the lead singer of Blood Pollution a Steel Dragon Tribute band. The film has it's downs of course, it's not perfect, but it manages to entertain you with blazing metal music, and other metal hellraising shenanigans of the band in the film. Rockstar should appeal to metalheads everywhere because this film simply rocks. loosely based on Rob Halford leaving Judas Priest and being replaced by Tim"ripper" Owens, a fan of the band and singer for a Priest tribute band. It's just that I don't know what this movie wants to be, so it consequently feels like it's all over the place at times, which is why it gets 4 stars from me, which is highly respectable however, this film could've been a definite 5 star film if it had focused more on the drama side.something that Rock Star was surprisingly great at.Īs a diehard fan of heavy metal music, I for one saw this film, and definitely loved it. Some moments are downright poignant (like the scene in the Seattle hotel, and when Chris and Emily are talking during the rainstorm in their car), where you can really feel the genuine emotions of the characters, and even the actors themselves, which is truly a rare experience. So, it tries to be a mock documentary and a comedy at times, but there are also times when it tries to be almost an oscar-caliber drama. These moments are hit-or-miss-some are really funny, some fail badly. The only problem with this film is that it doesn't know what it wants to be: it's incredibly crude at comedic points (it makes Knocked Up look like a family film). I just summed up the entire storyline for Rock Star, but you should still see it.just don't expect much more than the standard rags-to-riches story. Rock Star follows that set pattern that movies of this type often do, involving a small town guy who follows his dreams and makes it big, then alienates everyone he loves by adapting to the new lifestyle then, realizing that he has messed up, the protagonist leaves the high life behind and returns to his roots a wiser individual at the film's end. What are some of your favorite Mark Wahlberg movies? Let us know in the comment section found below.Very entertaining, though predictable. ![]() Whether you agree with all the movies ranked above or not, it's clear that Mark Wahlberg has amassed an impressive career as an actor/producer, and we hope to see more quality movies from him in the future. There are also some notable snubs in this list, including (but not limited to), The Other Guys (which just barely missed the cut), Date Night, We Own The Night, Shooter, The Perfect Storm, Rock Star, Contraband, Pain & Gain, Patriot's Day and The Gambler. It's only ironically fitting that this tale of a rising-and-falling porn star would go on to make its leading film star one of the biggest actors in the business. It's the epic film that proved the one-hit-wonder rap musician had what it took to become a bonafide A-lister. While Wahlberg has expressed remorse for playing this role, he shouldn't. Taking us through the sprawling journey of this porn star's rise and fall through this subsection of the movie industry, it remains one of the finest movies of the late '90s, and that's certainly thanks to Mark Wahlberg's towering performance. Macy, and the late, great Phillip Seymour Hoffman, this is Wahlberg's movie, and he shines so bright. Even though it also features career-best work from Burt Reynolds and Heather Graham, as well as excellent supporting roles from Julianne Moore, John C. asset, Wahlberg's guides us through writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson's epic sophomore film, which runs nearly three hours but hardly feels its length. In the unforgettable role of Dirk Diggler, a boyishly handsome young Californian who rises the ranks of the '70s porn industry thanks to his, err, exceptionally large. Even though Mark Wahlberg has several career highlights, it's one of the movie star's earliest leading roles in 1997's Boogie Nights that remains his high point.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |