Music is the heart of any musical, andRock of Ageshas a stolen heart.
The film breezes through the non-musical scenes and plot development at an astounding pace.
There are a few medleys sprinkled throughout, but the majority ofRock of Agesis just cover songs.
The director’s duty is to take advantage of his visual medium and building a vision around these songs.
So why not stay at home, download the soundtrack, and listen to Zeta-Jones sing the song?
Shankman doesn’t bail on all of his songs.
When he’s serving the Stacee Jaxx numbers, suddenly inspiration strikes.
The cinematography becomes more than just a series of minor pans and zooms.
But these moments are few-and-far-between because the rock hits are numerous-and-crammed-together.
I’m not sure howRock of Agesworks on stage, but it certainly doesn’t work as a movie.
