Enjoyable 70's flashback

Rating: 7/10 (22 March 2010)

There's probably a lot of things they could of done differently but I think the thing that the movie effectively captures is the energy of what must have been a wild, intense ride from the point of view of teenage girls. They went from nowhere to completely uncharted territory without many rules. Crazy. And it was on that level that I enjoyed the movie. If you're looking for a deep insight or some bigger message I don't think you're going to find it.
One criticism I had that other people have written about was the lack of development of the other band members but there may have been reasons for this. For longtime Runaway fans, Sandy West was as big a part of the band as anyone. Lita Ford, while not achieving quite the success of Joan Jett, was pretty successful and well respected in the metal genre. In a sense The Runaways were the female version of the Yardbirds. Okay, that's may be a little bit of a stretch but it's kinda true.
I give them props just for getting this movie made and not watering it down to get a more Twilight fan, age friendly rating.