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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

The Rocker


Here's the scoop about The Rocker, according to Rotten Tomatoes:

Slovenly drummer Robert "Fish" Fishman (THE OFFICE's Rainn Wilson) is booted out of his 1980s hair metal band, Vesuvius, right as they're signed to a big label, crushing his dreams and leading to a 20-year stretch of office park employment. A second chance comes in the form of his overweight teenage keyboardist nephew (Josh Gad) who needs an emergency drummer for his band's gig at the prom. It's an odd match--an '80s metal guy in a teen emo-lite band (their name is A.D.D.)--but he's soon offering fatherly counsel to fatherless boy singer Curtis (Teddy Geiger), giving hair gel tips to the foxy bassist (Emma Stone), and working to get the band a club gig. Soon A.D.D. is signed to the same label as Vesuvius, poised for major MTV-stardom, all leading to a big arena spot as the opening band for the dreaded Vesuvius. Fish needs to overcome his tantrum-throwing ways and step up to the kit, if he wants to impress Curtis's hot mom (Christina Applegate) and outrock his former colleagues.

Here's what The Other Critic has to say about the film:

I have to say, I was skeptical about this one. I have only seen an episode here and there of The Office. I know, I know—there are those of you who can't believe I don't watch it religiously. To be honest, it's kind of painful to watch, although it does have it's funny moments. That aside...

This is definitely a rental. I don't think I would have paid money to see this one in the theaters. It's one of those predictably funny, feel good shows—where the "bad guys" get theirs in the end and the "heroes get the girls". Very predictable. But, funny. Although I did see a little too much of Rainn Wilson—who am I kidding. I think I'll be scarred for life after that scene. Yuck (trying to scrape the visual image from my brain). Thankfully, there was an antidote to the "no-clothes-Dwight" scene, and that is the smokin' hot Christina Applegate.

You might be able to watch this one with the guys, but you'd probably have better luck with a mixed gender group of friends late at night when you're all in one of those slap–happy moods.

The Specs
Here are the vitals on the movie.

The Rocker
Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Jeff Garlin, Teddy Geiger
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Posted by Jeremy English at 2:01 PM

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2009 at 10:38 AM

    Don't think I want to see this movie solely on the fact that I don't want to see Rainn half naked or naked as the case may be. Is it in his contract to have to do a scene in his undies? You see him in his leopard undies in the Last Mimzy( which was a craptastic movie), So I shall pass on seeing his jibbs in this one.

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  2. Jeremy EnglishFebruary 11, 2009 at 7:37 PM

    I haven't seen The Last Mimzy, but you do see him in his birthday suit (just the back half, thankfully) and in a pair of really gross tighty-whiteys. It was just wrong...

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