Based on the rise of Joan Jett’s band of bitches with balls, The Runaways is ferociously fast-paced and fairly enjoyable, much like the band itself. Kristen Stewart pulls out a great stop-calling-me-Bella role as Joan while Dakota Fanning remains her usual I’m-still-pretty-damn-good performance as Cherie. The highlight act for many, me included, goes to Michael Shannon. Playing the band’s hilariously contrived producer, Shannon should probably leave a ransom note after every scene he steals . The film suffers from a weak ending and a sizeable drop in pace nearing the last half hour, but it’s still a decent testosterone-fuelled riot.
WATCHABLE
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Monday, February 14, 2011
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