| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...a grubby little redemption comedy that in every way feels like a consignment-shop Jack Black vehicle." more... |
B- |
Chicago Tribune
Matt Pais |
"...appeals to the part of you that dreams of stage diving, counting groupies and trashing hotel rooms." more... |
B- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"The only brazen thing about the film is how shamelessly it rips off School of Rock..." more... |
C- |
filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"Certainly nothing this year will compete with the inexcusable The Love Guru for its sheer inability to create laughs, but The Rocker does its best to at least come close." more... |
D+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck |
"This satire about an aging heavy metal drummer finds a good comic rhythm." more... |
B |
Los Angeles Times
Sam Adams |
"Rainn Wilson's 'Rocker' finds his rhythm, but his film misses a beat." more... |
C+ |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...manages to be a notably funnier than average summer comedy..." more... |
B |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"Most disappointingly, the music is tepid, mediocre pop pastiche." more... |
C- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...more disappointing than it is outright bad." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
David Wiegand |
"...Wilson could have done something with this role, if only the direction weren't so uninspired and the screenplay so predictable." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Andy Spletzer |
"The plot is ultrapredictable, but under the gentle direction of Peter Cattaneo the movie somehow works." more... |
B |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...leaden and unfunny..." more... |
C- |
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