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Christy Lemire, Associated Press: The Rocker might really have rocked if it didn't feel like a cover of a couple of superior comedies. Read more
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: I don't want to oversell The Rocker, but in a summer of erratic, assaultive comedies all up and down the budget scale, this Rainn Wilson vehicle -- a kind of Home School of Rock -- stakes out its own corner of the market. Read more
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture: It's depressing when the best thing you can say about a comedy is that its second-rateness is pleasantly in sync with its unmagnetic hero. Read more
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: The conflicts that arise are highly predictable. But there are plenty of funny moments, as well as a sweet subplot involving the unkempt drummer and the guitarist's no-nonsense mom. Read more
Joanne Kaufman, Wall Street Journal: 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. Read more
Ted Fry, Seattle Times: An innocuous late-summer entry that barely rises above the level of sitcom alternative to Olympic-coverage overload. Read more
Scott Tobias, AV Club: 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. Read more
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: How much you ultimately like The Rocker will inevitably depend on how much you like Wilson. And a little goes a long way. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: A grubby little redemption comedy that in every way feels like a consignment-shop Jack Black vehicle. Read more
Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times: Like its protagonist, the movie is sweet but slow and a little out of date. Read more
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: 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. Read more
Tom Long, Detroit News: It sort of gurgles, with some pleasant-sounding pops here and there. But this is essentially a film that squanders a good idea by playing things too safely. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: The only brazen thing about the film is how shamelessly it rips off School of Rock. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: The melody of The Rocker feels predictable but the beat is refreshingly off-kilter. Read more
Rafer Guzman, Newsday: The Rocker qualifies as a B-side, but it still makes for a passable summer single. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: If this isn't the laugh riot of the year, it's still a pleasant surprise, particularly for teen audiences. And in comedy seasons like this one, that's sometimes more than enough. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: While nobody's expecting This Is Spinal Tap, both the audience and the cast -- which is strong all around -- deserve better than the generic script and bland direction here. Read more
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: Manages to be a notably funnier than average summer comedy despite being a fairly shameless rip-off of School of Rock. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: The Rocker feels safe, a long way from the cutting edge, a PG guy in a PG-13 movie, a comedy with too much 'parental guidance' to be rock 'n' roll. Read more
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: Jack Black's fearless, foolish ferocity is missing. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: This is pre-packaged entertainment, a product designed to give bored teenagers something to watch on a Friday or Saturday night when steamy summer nights are getting longer and Labor Day is just around the corner. Read more
James Hannaham, Salon.com: It's not exactly heartwarming to realize that The Rocker's Gen X fantasy of an escape from middle age is really a developmental nightmare. Read more
David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle: You want to like almost everyone in this film, but they're all undone by a weak script that really wasn't worth more than a Gilmore Girls subplot after all. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Two great cuts don't make an album and two fine supporting performances don't make The Rocker worthwhile. Read more
Darel Jevens, Chicago Sun-Times: The film equivalent of an inoffensive throwaway track, what we used to call a B-side, back in the days of Vesuvius. Read more
Philip Marchand, Toronto Star: The Rocker is an amiable comedy, so efficiently constructed that you can practically see the computer software on how to write comedy screenplays at work. Nonetheless it is an enjoyable construction. Read more
Claudia Puig, USA Today: Audiences would be better served staying home and playing Rock Band than wasting their time on something as leaden and unfunny as The Rocker. Read more
Robert Wilonsky, Village Voice: A juvenile fairy tale that plays like the pilot for a Jonas Brothers sitcom on the Disney Channel, The Rocker comes off as something penned by an old dude who hasn't bought music since it was sold 'on records.' Read more
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post: If only the movie had some bite, some edge, some anger, some insight. Instead it's generic, staying far away from the darker temptations of the rock scene. Read more