You know how I love Broadway musicals and this movie is based on a musical that is still playing in New York. So, you could say that I was trying to kill two birds with one stone! (That is an AWFUL saying, by the way, and I think I will never use it again!).
The premise of the movie is that it is set in the late 80's. It's about the rock and roll songs, big hair and the big dreams of some people coming to Hollywood to make it in the big city.
It's just silly. First of all, I do enjoy rock music but very few of the songs they used for the musical were iconic. With the songs used, it was hard to believe that the musicians were truly passionate about their careers.
The cast...
Julianne Hough played Sherrie - she did not embarrass herself. She is a talent - she is beautiful, can act and dance although her voice is more suited to country music.
Diego Boneta played Drew - the good looking love interest for Sherrie - eh.
Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul Giamati, Russell Brand, Mary J. Blige, Bryan Cranston and Malin Ackerman were all in this movie as well and I was embarrassed for the lot of them.
Tom Cruise surprised me, though. He's not a great singer, but he was able to pull off the songs he was asked to sing - the embarrassing part for him was his wardrobe - it was awful watching him act like a rock star. He's not my favorite guy, anyway.
So why did I spend so much time telling you not to go see this movie? It's the only one I've seen lately and I want to be very sure that you don't waste your time and money. I promise to choose more wisely next time, really. I promise.
