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Detroit Rock City

Comedy. Adventure A coming-of-age story that rocks four worlds: a story of four midwestern High Schoolers on an unstoppable quest to snag a quartet of KISS concert tickets. Over the course of one magical night, each undergoes a harrowing and hilarious experience as their insatiable desire to see their favorite band is pitted against authoritarian nightmares, parental hypocrisy, trials of conscience and the persistent influence of disco. What begins as ... [+]
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United States
Austin Chronicle
"A mildly diverting comedy but has little of real substance to recommend it."
United States
ReelViews
"Detroit Rock City possesses three characteristics: an irreverent attitude, a high energy approach, and a loud soundtrack."
United States
AV Club
"Such a stupid, painfully obvious, gratingly unfunny dud that it's unlikely to please even the most gullible and easy-to-please members of the Kiss army"
United States
Variety
"It's crude, sexist, ear-splittingly loud and a helluva lotta fun for anyone suffering from past or present testosterone overload."
United States
Entertainment Weekly
"It's an utterly fake nostalgia piece -- stupid and pandering, a bad-boy teen flick that plays less like a loving look at the late '70s than a terrible movie from the late '70s."
United States
The New York Times
"The story is cloned like Dolly from assorted coming-of-age films (...) The cast never has much chance to shine." 
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