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Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Candida It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

The Couchpotatoes I only found out about this movie because I was looking for what movies Rainn Wilson did. He will always be remembered as Dwight Schrute from the excellent show The Office and there's nothing wrong with that. When you play that long in a show then your face and character immediately gets recognized whatever else you do. In The Rocker he's funny as well, just like we know him from The Office. Just his mimics alone are already enough to make me laugh. The Rocker is a funny feel-good movie and I certainly did enjoy it. If you are a fan of Heavy Metal hair bands then it's a bonus and totally for you because that's about the only music you will hear during the entire movie. The other actors were all good with their respective performances but let's face it the whole movie is about Rainn Wilson. Enjoyable movie.

cadfile So why was this movie so bad? You have Rainn Wilson with a paunch and terrible hair piece in the flashback scenes and the scenes set in the present, who played drums for a cheesy teen pop band, who were happy to have a video on 2008s version of MTV, who had a party hosted by MySpace, rode to gigs in a bus (really? A new band with no album yet), are scheduled to open for a heavy metal band (poor kids - the band not the audience), and have an out-of-left-field break up.Google the term tone deaf.There needs to be some parts of a movie that don't shatter the suspension of disbelief but every minute of this movie seem to do just that for me.The only good thing about the film was the kids playing the band.

Scott LeBrun After achieving fame on the TV series 'The Office', actor Rainn Wilson here shows himself capable of carrying a feature film, in this vehicle. It's got some heart as well as some degree of silliness, and it doesn't conclude as well as one might like, but it does do its job, and keep entertaining the viewer for a well paced 103 minutes.Wilson indeed is playing the kind of part one could also easily see Jack Black playing: Robert "Fish" Fishman, wildman drummer for Vesuvius, a rock band on the rise, whose bandmates cruelly kick him out just before what could have been a life changing event. He spends the next 20 years bearing a grudge and deeply resenting his lot in life when an opportunity presents itself. Fish's nephew Matt (Josh Gad) is keyboardist for a high school band named A.D.D., and they need to replace their drummer in time for the prom.In record time, this band begins to take off, and the members - also including singer / guitarist / creative force Curtis (Teddy Geiger) and bass player Amelia (Emma Stone) - find themselves having to deal with a crazed Fish desperate to live out all the decadent rock 'n' roll dreams he never got to realize before.Ultimately, this is a pretty, if not entirely, predictable affair. At least it doesn't act as if a romance between Fish and Curtis's hottie mom Kim (Christina Applegate) is inevitable. It goes utterly over the top in the early going (that bit with the incensed Fish pursuing his Vesuvius bandmates is priceless), but for most of the rest of the picture, it's a little more down to Earth.Wilson proves to be fearless (witness the naked drummer routine) and delivers a performance of true enthusiasm. His castmates are equally appealing. Jeff Garlin has his moments playing Fish's brother; also co-starring are Jane Lynch, Jason Sudeikis, and Howard Hesseman; it's hilarious to see Will Arnett, Bradley Cooper, and Fred Armisen in long hair wigs as they portray the other members of Vesuvius (and affect ridiculous faux English accents near the end). Appropriately enough, Pete Best, the man infamous for being the drummer fired from the Beatles, has a cameo.Overall "The Rocker" is likable enough and amusing enough to qualify as agreeable entertainment while it lasts. It may not be terribly memorable, but it is quite easy to take.Seven out of 10.

craig stevens for rockers such as myself, when Jack black came out with school of rock it was just a breath of fresh fresh air. i looked around and tripped across the Rocker and purchased it. for those that love rock and really want to enjoy themselves i highly recommend this movie. (you will want to own it) very enjoyable and can be watched many many times. (sad to say there are not a lot of movies in the "rocker" category. so this one is just a must have and it was a shock that this one got by me at the box office. all in all i just "LOVED" it and wish they would make a second. it was a great story with just a awesome cast! the music just rocked and i found myself humming the songs the next day. if you love rock music as much as i do then do yourself a favor and get "the rocker" .