The Runaways
The Runaways is written and directed by Floria Sigismondi. It is based on the book Neon Angel by former Runaway Cherie Currie.
The Runaways was a group of teenage girls who hit it big in the mid 1970s. And, yes, they were very young (15, 16). Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart) always wanted to play rock and roll. She formed a group and got connected to producer Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon). He found their lead singer in the angelic looking Currie (Dakota Fanning).
The film is quite conventional. It follows what happens as the group becomes famous. And, of course, there is all the drug and alcohol use. Just remember how young these girls were. Currie gets most of the attention and some of the other band members are not too pleased with that. But she always had a special bond with Jett.
Stewart, Fanning and Shannon are all good in their roles. Tatum o'Neal turns up in a very small cameo as Currie's mother. Eventually, Currie has a meltdown and leaves the group. Jett went on to become a famous rock and roll singer. And that is that.
The Runaways is not a bad film. Sigismondi manages to capture the feel of the era. But it is just not that special. But I had fun watching how things used to be back in the good old days.
The Runaways was a group of teenage girls who hit it big in the mid 1970s. And, yes, they were very young (15, 16). Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart) always wanted to play rock and roll. She formed a group and got connected to producer Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon). He found their lead singer in the angelic looking Currie (Dakota Fanning).
The film is quite conventional. It follows what happens as the group becomes famous. And, of course, there is all the drug and alcohol use. Just remember how young these girls were. Currie gets most of the attention and some of the other band members are not too pleased with that. But she always had a special bond with Jett.
Stewart, Fanning and Shannon are all good in their roles. Tatum o'Neal turns up in a very small cameo as Currie's mother. Eventually, Currie has a meltdown and leaves the group. Jett went on to become a famous rock and roll singer. And that is that.
The Runaways is not a bad film. Sigismondi manages to capture the feel of the era. But it is just not that special. But I had fun watching how things used to be back in the good old days.
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