half way to a good movie....

Rating: 5/10 (26 September 2001)

Half way through 'Rock Star' I was still enjoying myself. I really enjoyed Mark Wahlberg's performance(all though somewhat similar to his character in 'Boogie Nights'). Jennifer Aniston was better than usual as well. This was the first movie she was in the I didn't see Rachel Green from 'Friends'. At least she extended herself past that for a change.
After the half way point however, specifically after Wahlberg's first big concert, the movie goes downhill. It gets boring and repetitive. It also tries to speak out against the indulgences of the rock and roll industry, mainly sex, drugs and rock n' roll. During the last fifty minutes or so only one thought kept popping into my head, and that was that I had seen all of this before. Not only had I seen it all before, but when I saw if the first time it had many things this movie does not:
1.Well defined characters
2.A smooth flowing story
3.Good direction
4.Absolutely stellar acting
5.A great script with excellent dialogue
The first time I saw it, it was called 'Almost Famous'. This movie is nowhere near as good. Just watch 'Almost Famous' because its really not worth wasting time on 'Rock Star'. It started out promisingly, but then it degenerates into a bad bad movie. Disappointed at the end. 5 out of 10.