Q: What’s the movie about?
A: The true story of how the Runaways came together to be the first all-girl rock n' roll band, eventually spawning Joan Jett.
Q: Who’s in the movie?
A: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon, Stella Maeve, Riley Keough, Scout Taylor-Compton, Alia Shawkat, Johnny Lewis, Tatum O'Neal, Brett Cullen, Hannah Marks
Q: Is this movie worth the price of admission?
A:
Proceed with Caution. The movie's not that bad, what makes it hard to take is the music.Q: Will this movie make me laugh?
A: Angelenos, who have experienced the smooth tones of d.j. Rodney Bingenhiemer on KROQ 106.7, will get a good laugh at Keir O'Donnell's dead on impersonation of his half-witted manner of speaking. It's like he's always reaching for the next word in a sentence, not quite sure whether or not it will come to him.
Q: Will this movie make me cry?
A: It's sad to see how easily kids on the road slip right into severe drug habits. If you, like I, know someone who is at the beginnings of a potentially very successful career in rock n' roll, this story is a scary reminder of how incredibly concerned you should be.
Q: Will this movie be up for any awards?
A: Yes. It's the Movie the Parents of Twilight Fans, Most Likely Don't Want their Little Girls to See. And the competition is stiff-- as you may have noticed, I saw Remember Me yesterday.
Q: How is the Acting?
A: In my review of The Yellow Handkerchief, I mentioned that Kristen Stewart is a one trick pony. Well, guess what? It turns out she has another trick. She is an incredibly convincing dyke! And Dakota Fanning, I've been a fan of hers since she was 3. Which doesn't make me feel any younger when I watch her in a film that takes place in the 70s, and it's exceedingly clear to me that she has no idea how to use a pay phone or put on a record... I can just imagine what it was like on the set, "Can someone please show Dakota how to play a 45?!" But she still gets it wrong...
Q: How is the Directing?
A: The directing is so good that I actually noticed it. Floria Sigismondi chooses really interesting angles and allows the actors to move around inside of her frames in ways that juxtapose them in one dynamic composition after another.
Q: How is the story/script?
A: Floria Sigismondi's screenwriting skills aren't up to her direction, though. It's hard for anybody who's up against a biopic, and as usual, there's no big suspense pulling us through and keeping us involved, beside the fact that we go into it knowing that in real life they had some success.
Q: Where can I see the trailer?
A: http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-runaways/38105/trailers
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2 comments:
The music makes it hard to watch? Are you a fan of Joan Jett and they get it wrong or are you just not a fan of that kind of music?
They don't play any of the Joan Jett music until the last 2 minutes, because the movie takes place before she became the frontman. So the music is all Runaways, and it's so dated and noicy. It's clear that the fact that a bunch of girls had a rock band was more important to fans than the quality of the music. They even mention that it's a stunt band in the movie.
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