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Prey for Rock & Roll
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Wikipedia article
'Prey For Rock & Roll' is a 2003 American drama film written by Cheri Lovedog and Robin Whitehouse. The film stars Gina Gershon, Drea de Matteo, Lori Petty, Shelly Cole, and Marc Blucas.
Plot
Set in the Los Angeles club scene, the film follows the story of Jacki (Gershon) and her all-girl punk rock band, Clam Dandy. On the verge of turning 40, Jacki decides that if the band's one last shot at the big time is unsuccessful, she will give up her dreams of stardom. Along the way, the women are rocked by personal tragedies that threaten to break up the band before they can get their last shot at success.
Cast
*Gina Gershon as Jacki
*Drea de Matteo as Tracy
*Lori Petty as Faith
*Shelly Cole as Sally
*Marc Blucas as Animal
*Ashley Drane as Punk rock girl
*Eddie Driscoll as Chuck
*Shakara Ledard as Jessica
*Ivan Martin as Nick
*Nancy Pimental as Natalie
*Greg Rikaart as Scott
*Sandra Seacat as Jacki's mom
*Eddie Driscoll as Chuck
*Francois Harold as Johnny
*Benjamn Bentez as drug dealer
*Joannah Portman as sorority girl 1
*Hallie King as sorority girl 2
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 56% approval rating based on 48 reviews, with an average ranking of 5.8/10. On Metacritic, 'Prey for Rock & Roll' has a weighted average score of 48 out of a 100 based on 18 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Mick LaSalle of the 'San Francisco Chronicle' wrote "The musical numbers are the only real drag on this otherwise odd and appealing picture".
A "B" grade was awarded to the film by Owen Gleiberman of 'Entertainment Weekly' who called the film "ingratiatingly scrappy".
Stephen Holden of 'The New York Times' called 'Prey for Rock & Roll' "Terrific", while Ronnie Scheib of 'Variety' called it "authentic from first frame to last".
Marjorie Baumgarten of 'The Austin Chronicle' was disappointed in the film, writing "What we want to see is these women onstage, strutting and posturing and kicking out the jams. Instead, we become waylaid in dramatic sidelines that serve little purpose".
Following the film's Sundance premiere, Amy Taubin of 'Film Comment' wrote "Gershon is game, but she can't rock. As her fellow band members, however, Drea de Matteo is a goddess of cool and Lori Petty breaks your heart. Steven Trask's music is as much a plus here as in 'Camp' and 'The Station Agent'".
References
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