...movie by how quickly we get over it."Rock of Ages," the big-screen version of the jukebox musical set to '80s "hair metal" anthems and ballads, never does. The all-star cast is game, but the filmmakers can't stop winking and mocking...

...art: "It's fun to form a band that has a joke theme around it, i.e. a calculus band or a parody band on '80s hair metal, but still play good music." You should know: "I'm left-handed, which irritates every other drummer when I...

...world filled with shrines to heavy metal, all crumbling now since the rise of Emperor Doviculus (whose rule favors hair metal). Open-world style lets you play the main mission (defeat Doviculus) or explore side missions. Multiplayer mode...

Now Playing Synopsis: A small-town girl and a big-city boy find their fates intersecting on the Sunset Strip, riding a wave of romance through the height of the "hair metal" scene as the off-Broadway musical rocks its way to the big screen courtesy of choreographer-turned-director Adam Shankman (A Walk to Remember, Hairspray). Arriving in Hollywood with stars in her eyes, Sherrie (Julianne Hough) meets Drew (Diego Boneta), and together they plunge headlong into the local rock scene. Meanwhile, as Sherrie struggles to stay afloat in a churning sea of rock 'n' roll excess, she gets swept off her feet by audacious rock star Stacee Jaxx (Tom Cruise). Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, and Bryan Cranston co-star in a movie featuring music by Journey, Def Leppard, Poison, Whitesnake, Bon Jovi, Foreigner, Joan Jett, and REO Speedwagon. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman, Mary J. Blige, Alec Baldwin, Tom Cruise Movie Details Play Trailer Movie Review

Synopsis: Two love-struck dreamers fall in love during the height of the hair-metal scene as they navigate the seedy world of drugs, mullets, and stripping while at a club on the Sunset Strip in this adaptation of the hit off-Broadway musical. Chris D'Arienzo adapts his own stage book, with Hairspray's Adam Shankman handling direction and choreography duties for the New Line production. Tom Cruise, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin, and Dancing With the Stars winner Julianne Hough head up the cast alongside Diego Boneta, who portrays the lead character, Drew Boley. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi Cast: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman, Mary J. Blige, Alec Baldwin, Tom Cruise Movie Details Play Trailer Movie Review