"I had no idea real life was so boring." "And soul-crushing. Don't forget soul-crushing."I love those lines. And I love Rainn Wilson and Jeff Garlin. I love how once the American heavy metal band makes it big they start speaking with British accents.
Unfortunately those are about the only things about this film that I loved. I like other parts of it, but that's about it. It's not so bad, and for anyone looking to go see a light comedy it's worth a look. It even makes fun of the fact that they have a tormented lead singer/songwriter, a nerdy kid on keyboard, and a quiet punk chick on guitar.
But most of the movie elicits just a slight chuckle, even with its predictable story line. Fish (Wilson) gets kicked out of his original band, lives a life filled with unfulfilled dreams while refusing to grow up, and gets a second chance with his nephew's band. Not surprisingly he's a bad role model, gets the kids in trouble, and the rest of the tour has to be chaperoned by one of the band members' mother (Christina Applegate). The formulaic story continues with the record company trying to force Fish out of the band, and succeeding for a little bit before he returns for one triumphant concert.
This story is definitely where the movie loses some points. Simply put, there's nothing special about the story. Some of the jokes, however, are dead on. For instance, when the band tried to ditch Fish at the beginning, he chases after the band's van, eventually jumping on top and using his drumsticks to punch through the roof and pull himself forward in a manner reminiscent of, in my mind, the T1000 in Terminator 2.
All in all, it's a C+, or in number terms, a 6/10.
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