Review of The Runaways (2010) by Robyn M — 21 Aug 2012
The Runaways are punk-rock legends from being the first successful all female rock group to hitting the charts with #1 singles... yet this movie fools you. The half decent and unstable picth perfect bio-pic leaves you guessing and at times confused at the direction.
For me its a HUGE disapointment, I grew up rocking out to Joan Jett and sometimes fantasing at what it would like to meet her 1 day. My hopes was to get a better scale on the woman behind the rock anthems and stark noir hair. Instead Kristen Stewart portrayal was offbeat, and awkward to say the least. Like the band the movie became about Sherie Currie and her struggles with substance abuse plus additional family woes.
It wasn't until the last 30 minutes of the film do you see Jett overcoming her sense of lost in the world of homophobes and impending career troubles that you see the refreshsed, enlightened and successful woman we know as Joan Jett now. I'd perferred if they skipped the first 2 hours and change the movie to "Crimson & Clover: The story of Joan Jett". It rings smoother and would have grabbed a larger demographic of fans who'd walk out of the theatre Happy! Not demanding a refund on their tickets.
This review of The Runaways (2010) was written by Robyn M on 21 Aug 2012.
The Runaways has generally received positive reviews.
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