Friday, March 26, 2010

The Runaways

One image stuck in my head after watching The Runaways: Dakota Fanning singing Lady Grinning Soul in hot pants. I'm not going to lie, I felt kind of dirty but that was the point wasn't it. Kristen Stewart was pretty dead on as Joan Jett, she got the mannerisms down and I feel like i can think of her as something other than a replacement Jenna Malone or a tween bore. The sex, the drugs and some of the rock and roll were all there but the girls needed a little more bite. It seemed like the girls were their managers puppets a little too much to buy into the girlpower selling point of the film. I did like how nonchalant the Joan/Cherie hook-up was. It was an all around enjoyable experience. The Runaways is a fun 2 hrs, nothing more, nothing less.

2 comments:

Reid Travels said...

I was actually interested in seeing this film so we will be able to compare notes after I rent it.

K-star said...

Jenna Malone!!! Man, that's who she reminded me of!!! Jesus, that's been bugging me for years.

Yeah I saw it all by myself. Meh, but I loved the music.