Pain For Pleasure!!!!!!!

Rating: 10/10 (9 September 2001)

Once again Mark Walberg does what few actors I think out there do. He makes his performances so convincing. Going into this film I didn't really know what to expect. One side of me said this was branded from the start to be cheesy and garbage. The other side of me said give this film a chance, afterall it's about heavy metal music. I think people who are involved in music like play in bands will really relate to this film. From beginning to end, I felt like although the plot was kinda far fetched, it could STILL happen. Just like in Boogie Nights, you get caught up in Chris' world. From the 80's soundtrack, to the wack ass hairstyles. Everything that IS the 80's is on display. I think one of the highlights of the film is when Walberg is trying to "perfect" his British accent. Having real metal heads like Zakk Wilde in it was cool too. Kinda like the real porn stars sprinkled in Boogie Nights. The lead singer of Third Eye Blind (Steven Jenkins) plays quite a surprising role in the film also. I've never been a Jennifer Aniston fan, but she also does a killer job of acting as Walberg's girlfriend. Throughout the film you develop a bond with both Walberg and Aniston, which shows the film has great charactor developement. You really want good things to happen for them. The scene where Walberg is trying out for Steel Dragon, made me nervous. Like Walberg was my little brother trying out for the big band. Now, alot of critics and others will probably trash this film, but I think the target audience are the 20 somethings. Will teens like it? Not sure, they can't relate to the mid 80's, wasn't their time. Overall, I'd like to see this film get some type of award. It was the best movie I've seen all year, next to American Pie 2. The definate late summer sleeper. Rock Star is definately worth seeing again, and stick aroud to the ending credits. Their pretty funny. This is definately one awesome ass flick. I will buy when the dvd comes out.