Wednesday, April 29, 2015

The Runaways (2010)

This biopic about Cherie Currie and Joan Jett of the Runaways is a very stylish film by music video director Floria Sigismondi.  It is a very formulaic biopic following the typical plot of the protagonist's rise to stardom and subsequent fall (in the music industry, it's usually drug-related).  Child star Dakota Fanning and Twilight star Kristen Stewart play the two leads.  Stewart is uncanny in her portrayal of the pioneering Joan Jett.  She captures her style, her attitude and her drive, proving once again that she is a much better actor than appeared in Twilight.  Dakota Fanning transforms into Cherie Currie representing the wild glamour of the punk rock scene in the 70s in Los Angeles (and in Japan where the Runaways were a huge hit). Visually, the movie is kind of trippy and the extreme low angles are disorienting.    

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