so-so comedy

Rating: 6/10 (7 March 2004)

I wasn't really impressed with this movie. It was somewhat of an original idea ( teaching the kids about rock n' roll ), but did use the teacher-who-frees-the-minds-of-his-students theme, which I've seen a few times before ( "Dead Poet's Society", for example ). The dialogue was smart and cleaver, which is a plus. I didn't find it all that funny, though. A few good laughs, but not as funny as the better comedies I've seen. I think the movie would have been a lot better if the kids had learned a few other classic rock songs ( I imagine the cost of using those songs was the reason there weren't ). Most of the performances by the kids were good, which is usually the downfall of movies featuring lots of kids. All in all, a little above average comedy.