Better than it has a right to be

Rating: 6/10 (31 January 2002)

See this one for Mark Wahlberg's performance.
He's initially appealing reprising the "lamb in a den of wolves" role that made him a movie star in "Boogie Nights."
But he's very impressive in his rock performance. He handles metal music with ease.
The story is cliched, as many others here have noted.
Its humor gives "Rock Star" a bit of a split personality. This is no "Spinal Tap," but several spots are similar in tone and content.
Both Wahlberg and Anniston are too old for their roles, but that won't bother you too much.
And Jennifer Anniston's performance reminded me way too often of Barbra Streisand in her early movies--everything from her hair to her nails to her delivery of wisecracks. Watch the scene with her and the rock stars' wives and think of the young Babs.