Set in 1987 Los Angeles Drew and Sherrie are two young people chasing their dreams in the big city. When they meet its love at first sight though their romance will face a series of challenges.
Review
I feel compelled to submit a review for this movie purely because some of the atrocious reviews I've seen contributed by others.
To give context I grew up in the 80s and 90s and pretty much know all the songs backwards surprisingly... decades later. I did not grow up in LA or the States for that matter but I most certainly grew up with just about every song played in this movie.
I absolutely hate musicals. With a passion. So even though my friends encouraged me to watch this movie I resisted. Eventually I caved and all I can say is that I absolutely loved the movie! My wife loved the movie but in all honesty our 10 year old thought it was OK purely because she didn't know any of the songs.
If you love rock and grew up with 80s rock this movie is for you. This movie isn't called Rap of Ages or Pop of Ages or Rɫ of Ages or Classical Music for the Ages... it's called Rock of Ages. Reviewers posting they walked out after 15 minutes really shouldn't contribute here. And quite frankly you need to have a serious problem if you are analyzing the actors voices with respect to the original artists. This movie is good fun and true to the times...
This movie is THE musical for all rockers out there! Absolutely wonderful fun for the family with a stellar performance from the entire cast. A good couple of chuckles in there and if you're over 35 years old... I dare you to not sing along with some of those classics. With so much rubbish coming out of Hollywood to keep the naysayers busy with their critical reviews this is a refreshing change.
If rock is not your choice of music skip this movie... but if you grew up in the 80s you should appreciate the music fun and experience portrayed in this movie.
This movie rocked!