I didn't know much about this movie before I saw
it. I saw a preview with Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand and said,
"I'm in." Imagine being in the same room as those two during
the taping, must have been hilarious. Too bad this duo wasn't enough to
carry the movie.
The good:
Tom Cruise - Amazing in this role. (There's
no role he can't turn into gold, well except for Mission: Impossible 2, Tom you
were set up to fail on that one).
Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand - all I wanted and
more.
Catherine Zeta-Jones - great musical numbers,
your Broadway experience shows through.
Paul Giamatti - you play a scumbag too well.
Best movie soundtrack ever.
The not so good:
The transitions - I'm a fan of musicals, but the
transitions from speaking to singing were horrible about 70% of the time.
I expected it to be more like Grease or Moulin Rouge. I guess it was too
much to ask for.
The really bad:
If you have a rock movie, you need rock leads
with strong rock voices. TJ put it best, if they wanted a young Britney
Spears look alike for the lead role they should have just cast Britney
Spears. It was too much pop and not enough rock.
Overall: it has a good story line and has great
potential. I recommend seeing the live musical production, because the
movie just didn't deliver.
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