Film Review: Rock Of Ages

Rating: 7/10

Overview:

A small town girl Sherrie (Julianne Hough) and a city boy Drew (Diego Boneta) meet on Sunset Strip while in LA pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
Set in the 80s, the focus is on Sherrie who has moved to Hollywood from her small Midwestern hometown. On her first day in Hollywood her suitcase full of rock records is stolen, and she meets Drew, an aspiring singer currently working at the Bourbon Rooms, when he tries to help her. Drew offers her a job and she's in luck as the legendary rock star Stacee Jaxx (Tom Cruise) is performing at this bar. It all seems perfect until Drew and Sherrie have a big misunderstanding.

Director:
Adam Shankman (Hairspray, A Walk To Remember)

Cast:
Julianne Hough
Diego Boneta
Tom Cruise
Malin Akerman
Alec Baldwin
Russell Brand
Paul Giamatti
Mary J. Bilge
Catherine Zeta-Jones

Pros:
Having never seen the theatre production, I went to the cinema with no expectations and no other versions in mind to compare it to.
The quality cast was by far the best aspect of this film, with the cast performing classic rock anthems such as Journey's 'Don't Stop Believing' and Whitesnake's 'Here I Go Again'.

First Les Miserables Trailer!

This is the first trailer to be released for the highly anticipated big screen adaptation of the Victor Hugo's novel and a theatre classic - and it looks like it's gonna be an emotional one!

Tom Hopper (The King's Speech) has directed the film, accompanied by a whole host of big names including Russell Crowe as Javert, Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette, Eddie Rayman as Marius, Anne Hathaway as Fantine, Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen (which I can't wait to see!) as the Thénardiers.Les Miserables tells the story of ex-prisoner Jean Valjean who is hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole.When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever.