Rockers Off Their Rockers

Rating: 6/10 (4 May 2020)

It's difficult to make fun of something that's already as idiotic as heavy metal and the rockers who play it in their egotistical glory. Heavy metal groups like Kiss already seem to be making fun of themselves when they perform. So what can a film like this add? Rainn Wilson is pretty funny as the man-child loser who gets a second chance as a drummer, and Christina Applegate is very convincing in her encouragement and support. In spite of the vulgarity and having to be subjected to seeing Wilson naked, the story is rather sweet, and the original songs and score by Chad Fischer do a good job of supporting it.---from Musicals on the Silver Screen, American Library Association, 2013