The Rocker
As a drummer with the '80s hair band Vesuvius, Robert 'Fish' Fishman lived his dream as a rock 'n' roll demigod until his band mates kicked him out. Twenty years after he is given a second chance at fame when he hears that his nephew's high school rock band A.D.D. is looking for a new drummer.
23 December 1972, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
4 May 1970, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
29 December 1978, Ankara, Turkey
25 November 1971, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
31 December 1978, Welland, Ontario, Canada
24 November 1941, Madras, India
5 June 1962, Chicago, Illinois, USA
20 March 1995, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
27 February 1940, Lebanon, Oregon, USA
5 October 1990, Canada
25 May 1973, New York City, New York, USA
29 December 1989, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
20 March 1980, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
14 July 1960, Dolton, Illinois, USA
23 October 1987, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
17 November 1984, Timmins, Ontario, Canada
23 February 1983, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
28 September 1992, London, England, UK
February 06, 2009
...an agreeable, sporadically hilarious comedy that benefits substantially from the almost uniformly strong performances.
October 17, 2008
As a movie, it may not rock, but it rolls along nicely enough.
August 20, 2008
The film equivalent of an inoffensive throwaway track, what we used to call a B-side, back in the days of Vesuvius.
January 29, 2009
All premise and no purpose.
October 14, 2012
The Rocker is more Keane than Keith Moon: slow, safe and about as edgy as a tangerine.
November 21, 2008
A whacked-out, superannuated, would-be rock star might seem to be too easy a comic target, but Wilson gives this sad sack so many fresh twists that he never wears out his welcome.
August 22, 2008
It's a slave to formula, and it hits its marks satisfyingly enough to make for a pleasant time-passer, but Wilson and a loaded supporting cast are never as funny as they should be.
February 12, 2009
Just because one is a scene stealer on TV does not mean he or she is big screen material, period, much less a movie star.
August 22, 2008
The melody of The Rocker feels predictable but the beat is refreshingly off-kilter.
January 08, 2009
Perhaps The Rocker's most annoying feature is that it isn't completely terrible.
August 22, 2008
The Rocker has the requisite vomit, the view of some very unfortunate hind quarters and the suds. It's also got a vein of sweetness and charm.
