Well I went and saw it this weekend, and Bob was right on the mark with it. As I mentioned in my previous post, I wasn't expecting a grand storyline by any means, but some good music. The song line-up is awesome, and I liked how some song segments had 2 songs going back to back...but most of them were pretty much pop remixes. That makes this 80s kid cry.
Tom Cruise pretty much was the best part of the whole movie. I felt he nailed the whole "drunken and over-sexed rockstar in his own little world" angle. In fact, I wish that they didn't follow the storyline of the original Broadway show and did this movie solely about Cruise's character, starting with his first gig at the Bourbon Room, then following him as he rises in fame, gets involved in the sex and drugs and goes through a bender as he loses himself, and finally comes out of it on top. That I felt would have made for a more engaging movie and you can still use the rock anthems.
