angst and i love it

Rating: 10/10 (6 October 2010)

Okay i have to say this up front, yes, there is a kiss between Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning, in fact there's a few but it has VERY little to do with this story. Its about a 2 minute sequence that not even the characters in the movie care about. Its not raunchy, the sequence is mostly blurry (cause they're high), and its HARDLY the worst things that happens in the film. If this tiny moment in a 1-hour and 45 minute movie is what you're only concern is, either don't bother seeing it or GET OVER IT! Now that I've got that over with, lets start the review, shall we? "Hello daddy, Hello mom, I'm your ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb! Hello world, I'm your wild girl, I'm your ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb!" SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK N' ROLL! This movie is all about the iconic, but sadly short-lived, 1970's first all-girls rock band, The Runaways. In a time where "girls don't play the electric guitar", five teenage girls show the world that women, can rock out with the best of themand sometimes better. The story focuses on Cherrie Currie (Dakota Fanning) and the legendary, Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart) and their beginnings in The Runaways, their inseparable friendship, Cherries unfortunate departure from the band, Kim Fowley and his frightening tactics, and all the unchaperoned craziness they the got into. (yeah, it gets pretty bad) Most of all though, it shows what women that rock can really do, and they can do it all by themselves. If you don't want to see this movie because of the people casted in it, rethink that. Kristen Stewart is AMAZING as Joan Jett. Period. She shows all kinds of layers to the iconic rockstar and doesn't over do it, not for a second. She was perfectly cast for this so don't shake it "just because she's Bella". Trust me, if you've ever seen her in other movies, you'll see shes a lot more talented then she's given credit for. When shes plays a character, she basically becomes that person, she did that here. If you don't want to this movie because of Dakota Fanning, you've basically got the same lecture coming. You don't even think of her as Dakota, you see her as Cherrie Currie for every moment. She also shows you the many different layers this character has and is brilliant from start to finish. And yes shes young, but The Runaways got started when Cherrie was 15, Dakota made this movie when she was 15.Clearly, she's fearless.. And everybody loves Scout Taylor-Compton, even if shes a jerk throughout the entire movie. (Seen "Halloween 2" the 2009 version? then nothing she does in this film will bother you.) This movie has easily become one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE movies. I'd suggest it to anybody who can watch it without judging it before hand. I've taken four completely different people with different movie tastes to this film and each one has told me they love it!! So if your willing take give it shot and all that scary rock n' roll life style doesn't scare you, this movie is so worth the $10. (and the $25 dollars I'll spend on the DVD the moment it comes out) (It also has an amazing soundtrack, with songs by The Runaways, Joan Jett (solo), the stooges, Suzi Quatro, David Bowie, Nick Gilder, the Sex Pistols, and MC5. Even some songs sung by Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning themselves)