Thursday 24 February 2011

The Runaways (2010) 7/10

Starring : Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon
Director : Floria Sigismondi
Running Time : 107 mins

San Fernando Valley teen Joan Jett (Stewart) decides she wants to form her very own all-girl punk rock band so she takes the idea to a potential manager, Kim Fowley (Shannon), who decides to take on the idea but wants to choose a singer to go with the group. Enter Cherie Currie (Fanning), who Fowley decides to prioritise in the lineup and put centre stage, and that’s when the infighting starts…

This is an interesting movie that perfectly depicts how you’d imagine the formation of Joan Jett and the Runaways to have taken place. The only real problem with this movie is Kristen Stewart who, to be frank, is not a great actress. If the makers of this movie could have got cast members who hadn’t ust finished making a Twilight movie, this might have been even better.

You’ll like this if you liked : Lords Of Dogtown

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