Awesome rock movie, but left wanting more...

Rating: 7/10 (16 September 2010)

I really enjoyed what I got to see of this movie. 'Cherry Bomb' is still stuck in my head, and seeing an all-girl band belt it out onstage was a real treat. I'm surprised modern female singers do not give it a go as this was the first I had heard it and LOVE it.
Michael Shannon was brilliant as the uber-sleeze but very smart Kim Fowley. He saw the 'jail bait band' potential right from the start and oh how telling that this band's first big break through was in Japan (can you say Sailor Moon, anyone?) Dakota put in one of her best performances to date playing the Cherry Bomb herself, and after donning the corset and stockings, I can say that Dakota is finally all growd up.
Kristen Stewart rocked the role as Joan Jett, but I was left feeling ripped off. I am a huge JJ fan, and it would have been great to extend the movie and give us one of Joan's early hits, complete, on stage to show her comeback.
I was also insulted for Lita Ford's sake that the movie made NO mention of her successful career in the ending credits! It appeared the director was just as overly fixated on the gyrating teen blonde bombshell lead singer as the male audience of the day.
I was glad to see Cheri is still alive after all that, but CHAINSAW SCULPTING???? WTF??? That was a laugh.