THE ROCKER - Comedy/Music (2008) ***REVIEW***

A drummer who is initially kicked out of his band gets a second chance at fame by joining his nephews band.

Wow, this movie was so 'lol' and i mean literally laughing out loud! From the first scene to the last Rainn Wilson who played 'Fish' keeps on delivering the laughs and he delivers them extremely well. In fact he delivers a great well-rounded comedic performance with some really funny and also gross moments. The movie also progresses throughout really well with a great plot that doesn't get boring and just keeps chugging along. The music for me was the worst part, it was very high-school musical, cheesy teen emo-pop music style and the lead singer sounded too pitch perfect which in turn failed to give it a slightly gritty, real feeling. It was also cool to see a drummer take the limelight for a change, lead guitarists and singers have had too much of the pie lately in music films, so was refreshing to see a drummer show off and someone who wasn't Jack Black was also slightly refreshing. This movie is definetly a watcher, kept me laughing throughout, never got boring and was a refreshing take on the usual music themed movies. Give it a go and I'm sure you'll love it!

Pros - Awesome comedic acting from Rainn Wilson some of the funniest and refreshing I've seen in a while. The rest of the cast also puts on a good show and Josh Gad turns out a surprisingly funny performance. The plot was great and seemed to flow extremely well throughout the movie perhaps not the depth in well known actors but this didn't make one bit of difference, in fact this may have even made it better. A great and funny flick, go see!

Cons - The music was a bit over the top cheesy for me, the lead singer got irritating after a while with his boy band perfect voice but apart from this everything else seemed great and refreshing. This movie gets a big thumbs up for me, i enjoyed the entirety of this film and highly recommend it for a good laugh!

4/5 Jandals = A great movie that even rivals 'School Of Rock'!



Watch the trailer for 'The Rocker' Here