Almost Famous meets Juke Box Hero (Foreigner)

Rating: 7/10 (5 September 2001)

First off, I would like to say I expected this movie to be cheesy and lame. I was surprised at how well the drama and humor of the movie was played out.

While I am not familiar with the history of the the band portrayed--purportedly Judas Priest--the events portrayed were not blatently far fetched. Mark Wahlberg did an excellent job of portraying a devoted, but somewhat obsessed fan, of the Steel Dragons who becomes a member of the band. The photo shoot scene was excellent.
The characters were likable and most showed development of the character over time. A comedy relief character was added. In the beginning he was humorous, but by the end he is best ignored.
Rating 4 out of 5 stars. For me it is a single viewing movie. If you like 80's metal/hard rock, the soundtrack will probably be great.