DVD Review: Prey For Rock and Roll (B-)

Prey for Rock Rock & Roll (2003)
Directed by Alex Steyermark
Starring: Gina Gershon, Drea de Matteo, Lori Petty and Shelly Cole
MPAA: R
Grade: B-

Review by Bobby Nashville

By now everyone knows that I like punk rock movies, punk rock girl groups and best of all, punk rock movies about punk rock girl groups. Prey for Rock and Roll fits right into that groove and even though it was stupid, I ended up enjoying it immensely. If you take this film with a grain of salt, you just might too.

Gina Gershon (Showgirls) stars as Jacki, the rock chick that's played in every single band out there trying to catch a break, but despite her persistence, that break never came. She's pushing 40 and the gals in her band are growing restless. Tracy (the Soprano's Drea De Matteo) has a loser boyfriend, and Shelly's brother has just come out of the slammer. These are rock chicks that have had some tough breaks, but they take their frustrations out by rocking. You have to respect that.

The story is pretty dumb, but Gershon goes at the lead role with such a wild abandon that one can't help but adore her. Gershon performs all of her vocals live in the film, and frankly, her voice ain't half bad. Prey for Rock and Roll won't be winning any awards soon but for some late night entertainment, it's definitely worth checking out.

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