Review of Rock Star (2001) by Jean-Sébastien L — 05 Nov 2009

Pour ceux qui trippait sur le Hair metal des années 80 (genre Motley Crue, Poison et toute cette bande de tapettes sur le spray net)....

This review of Rock Star (2001) was written by Jean-Sébastien L on 05 Nov 2009.

Rock Star has generally received positive reviews.

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