As a fan of Joan Jett...

Rating: 6/10 (24 September 2010)

Well, I finally watched this and it was OK...but once again, Hollywood has to take control and bastardize something that could have been better.
Joan Jett is awesome as a singer...and she should have made sure that when Kristen sung her songs, she really belted them out.
As the 2 girls who portrayed Joan and Cherie, they missed a lot.
They didn't have the energy...
Joan Jett really belts out and really gives a wild and raw performance - even 20 something years later.
The story seemed to drag and there was not enough anger or anguish to make it really interesting...not entirely bad, it just didn't have the sparkle and raw energy that I was expecting.
Dakota and Kirsten did a remarkable job on looking like them but failed on the singing and playing in my opinion - as I have all the music and think that they were one of the best female singers to ever come out...Shania Twain, Pat Benatar, Belinda Carlisle and Alannah Myles aside.
They have such grit and sexual energy which didn't emit on screen and much of the story should have lasted longer.
I felt shortchanged on a movie I was really looking forward to see.