Kristen Stewart and Michael Shannon were fantastic; Dakota? Not sexy, not believable.

Rating: 6/10 (21 January 2012)

What bothers me with young Hollywood is that every young girl must do an edgy, sexy movie when they are in their teens to prove they are no longer kids. This is the classic situation in regards to casting Dakota Fanning as Cherie Currie. She wasn't sexy, wasn't charismatic and wasn't' believable.
My friends and I sometimes even laughed at her performance. It seemed like a little girl trying to be a big girl.
The Twilight series is beyond terrible for me and I'm not a Kristen Stewart fan, but her performance was electric. She was spot on and even her mannerisms of Joan Jett were amazing. In some parts it was hard to distinguish her from Joan. She's kind of the tomboy type in itself but she showed a lot in this performance.
I've read a lot about Kim Fowley from friends that knew him and he was eclectic, strange, and very flamboyant. Michael Shannon was great in the role and really brought a fine element to the film showing how crazy and insane it can be when you are an overnight sensation. It also showed how many groups made a killing in Japan even if they didn't' make super stardom in the U.S.
I'm not a huge Runaways fan but I remember them and Cherie Currie. She was sexual, fun and wild and every rocker bad boy wanted her. Joan Jett was edgy, determined and passionate about her music and that's why she was the most successful of the group. This movie shows their struggles personally, sexually, and professionally, and how hard it was to grow up while trying to be rock stars.
The movie was OK but they really needed someone better to play Cherie. Dakota did the best she could be just wasn't' believable.