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This is not a review as much as a comment. I give it 9 stars and just wish it could be released to digital video. I guess Schrader has disowned it, but for many people it resonates. Like 'therectangle' wrote, it's a people movie with people who live for rock and roll, people who live on the edge of rock and roll, and people who consider it the devil's music. That's what I want to comment on.
Going back to the early days of Little Richard, Elvis and Jerry lee Lewis - all these giants struggled with the interplay between Christian morals and their need to give expression to their demons. This central element of rock and roll is represented in the Joan Jett character who struggles to escape from the horror(as we eventually learn) of her religious upbringing. Rather than capture it as a spiritual quest, Schrader plays it out as a very real emotional drama with her mother and parish priest. It works because of the scenes between Jett and the brilliant Gena Rowlands. It's not a sub-plot. It's central to the story of rock and roll and what makes this movie one of, if not the best, rock movies. It's not about stardom, it's about the heart and soul of those who are called to play this stuff.
score 9/10
druhanp 4 May 2019
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