You probably won't learn much as this is predictable stuff

Rating: 5/10 (17 January 2011)

The story of the Runaways is an interesting one. Joan Jett wanted to form an all girl rock band and she did with Cherie Currie singing lead vocals on some songs or most songs.
There are so many questions that I would love to see answered about The Runaways and Joan Jett and unfortunately, not all of the questions are answered in this film. In fact, very few questions are answered here. We do get to see Kim grooming the band and trying to get the performances out of them that he felt would make them successful but really, we've seen those scenes before in other films.
If someone really wanted to get the story of The Runaways out there, why not deliver the story instead of delivering a predictable rock-n-roll band on the road type of story?
I almost feel like if I want all my questions answered I would need to read Cherie Currie's book Neon Angel. This film sort of skims over the surface without digging or exposing too much detailed information.
It's too bad because I like Joan Jett and Cherie Currie and I wanted to love this film but it just didn't go much past what one would expect from a film telling a story of any all girl rock-n-roll band. It's exactly what you would expect.
I doubt anyone will actually learn much here about the individuals themselves.