The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Entertainment One | Release Date: August 5, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
31
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
5
Negative:
4
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50
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenAug 4, 2011
Some grace notes and riffs ring true, but mainly it plays like a familiar tune on a broken record. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeAug 5, 2011
A limp piece of fan fiction about a fictional rock band's heyday and decline. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanAug 5, 2011
Those who go looking for tragic relevance in Scott Rosenbaum's debut indie won't find much to grasp onto. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAug 4, 2011
An exhausted pileup of rock-movie clichés, The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll presents artistic self-destruction with the solemnity of a movie that has invented a spanking-new genre. Read full review
40
VarietyRonnie ScheibAug 4, 2011
Unfortunately, the unconvincing fictional storyline Rosenbaum weaves around this solid musical base hits every meller cliche in the "self-destructive rock star" playbook. Read full review
30
Village VoiceNick SchagerAug 2, 2011
The phoniness of their cross-country saga is compounded by a gaggle of cipher sidekicks. Read full review
25
New York PostLou LumenickAug 5, 2011
You'd be better off renting "Eddie and the Cruisers" (1983) than slogging through this latest, far more dire recycling of the same rock clichés. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineGlenn Heath Jr.Jul 31, 2011
There's nothing inherently flawed about this nomadic and potentially life-affirming narrative, but Rosenbaum manages to instill every moment on the road with a sense of shrill conventionality. Read full review
20
Time OutSam AdamsAug 2, 2011
One only hopes that Ruby Dee, Michael K. Williams and the late, great Pinetop Perkins were paid well for their wasted time. Read full review
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