Synopsis
A wannabe rock star who fronts a Pennsylvania-based tribute band is devastated when his kick him out of the group he founded. Things begin to look up for Izzy when he is asked to join Steel Dragon, the heavy metal rockers he had been imitating for so long. This film is loosely based on the true story of the band Judas Priest.
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Cast
- Mark WahlbergChris 'Izzy' Cole
- Jennifer AnistonEmily Poule
- Dominic WestKirk Cuddy
- Jason BonhamA.C.
- Jeff PilsonJorgen
- Zakk WyldeGhode
- Timothy SpallMats, Steel Dragon Road Manager
- Blas EliasDonny Johnson
- Nick CataneseXander Cummins
- Brian Vander ArkRicki Bell
Recommendations
- 80
Washington Post
Even though it's weak in the final stages, Rock Star has more than enough sparkle to last you. That's chiefly thanks to Wahlberg, the main firework of this movie. - 70
Los Angeles Times
A genial look at what happens when a wannabe becomes a headliner, Rock Star only stumbles when it decides it has to deliver a lesson about What's Really Important. - 63
Charlotte Observer
Its familiar story has pleasing quirks. - 50
Philadelphia Inquirer
Rock Star sinks into a morass of melodrama. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Herek does capture the rush and crush of a stadium concert, and the music (more Leppard than Priest) isn't half bad -- in a disposable, arena-rock sort of way. - 50
Miami Herald
Like the type of music it celebrates, Rock Star is just a lot of posing, adding up to very little. - 50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Rock Star roars to life with a promise of something inspired and inventive whenever Wahlberg leaps onstage. Offstage, however, even he can't breathe life into this same old song. - 42
Portland Oregonian
Somewhere along the way, Stephen Herek's Rock Star decided to become a dippy, cliche-ridden drama and, worse, an odd indictment of metal music. Joy.
