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Tone deaf

The director of “Rock” emasculates strong work by Tom Cruise and Co. in re-creating the feel of ’80s anthems

By Roger Moore
McClatchy Newspapers

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 15, 2012

~~<p>Most movie musicals, even in the age of &quot;Glee,&quot; still face that awkward moment when somebody &mdash; say her name is &quot;Sherrie Christian&quot; &mdash; riding a Greyhound, bursts into &quot;Sister Christian&quot; by Night Ranger, and the rest of the bus bursts in to join her for the chorus.</p>
<p>Audiences today titter at that. But you measure the movie by how quickly we get over it.</p>
~~

Most movie musicals, even in the age of "Glee," still face that awkward moment when somebody — say her name is "Sherrie Christian" — riding a Greyhound, bursts into "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger, and the rest of the bus bursts in to join her for the chorus.

Audiences today titter at that. But you measure the movie by how quickly we get over it. Login for more...



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