Review of Rock Star (2001) by Emil Ö — 09 Jan 2008

Great movie! fun to watch, but the band Steel Dragon sucks!

This review of Rock Star (2001) was written by Emil Ö on 09 Jan 2008.

Rock Star has generally received positive reviews.

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