this lively but decidedly overlong film directed by Adam Shankman, who previously helmed 2007's Hairspray, showers the audience with kitsch at the expense of characters
this isn't a serious movie by any stretch: Its charms stem from the juicy thrill of seeing the '80s caricatured and karaoke-fied by Hollywood A-listers making delicious, willing fools of themselves
this affectionate glam-rock-a-thon reps a visually bland staging of frankly insipid material, never tapping into the raucous, go-for-broke energy that would spin the show's cliches into gold, let alone platinum
Rock of Ages neither evokes an authentic feeling to celebrate the era nor spreads much joy making fun of it. Instead, it just drones on like a limp cover version
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis Star Tribune ]
by Claudia Puig [USA Today ]
Reviewed by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer ]
Reviewed by Liam Lacey [Globe and Mail ]
