Absolutely the wussiest rock 'n' roll movie since Rick Springfield's Hard to Hold (1984).
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07/18/03
Garage Days (2003)
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Reviews Counted:52
Fresh:23
Rotten:29
Average Rating:5.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Acclaimed director Alex Proyas (DARK CITY, THE CROW) puts his visionary spin on the story of an Australian garage band that is willing to do just about anything to make it to the top - or at least... [More]
Starring: Kick Gurry, Maya Stange, Pia Miranda, Brett Stiller
Director: Alex Proyas
Reviews for Garage Days
joyous, diverting, and often childish
07/16/03
Alex Proyas directs with high energy and brash innocence and has a grand time putting his technology and technique to work in such a lark.
07/17/03
Its sense of fun is infectious enough that it doesn't make a huge difference that it's light on the story side. Coupled with the visual style and the top-notch choice of music, it makes for a fun, if lightweight, experience.
09/07/03
A cheery, cheeky, youthful lark that it trips over its Doc Martens in the first few scenes and never gets up.
07/18/03
Swatting flies with Buicks is effective, but it's overkill at best and showing off at its worst.
07/17/03
Proyas...has made a film that resembles "Trainspotting" if it were sweet instead of edgy. Unfortunately, his third feature seems more like a first effort
07/17/03
A mainstream endeavor tricked out as an indie, Garage Days gives us plenty to look at but no reason to care.
07/18/03
Top CriticI wouldn't want to hang out with these cats and I certainly wouldn't want them practicing in my garage, it's bad enough to sit through their movie.
01/09/04
Director Alex Proyas tries to serve up a good-spirited romp, but by the time this one arrives at its welcome conclusion, you may well have had enough 'lively, eye-popping' filmmaking to last the rest of the year.
07/18/03
The movie has a lot of affection for these scruffy wannabes, and I liked the fact that they were not arrogant, aggressive types, but sort of average, with reasonable values and ambitions.
07/18/03
Top CriticProyas and his cast obviously are having a very good time, infusing each scene with youthful energy and taking their audience along for the ride.
03/10/03
Feels like a filmmaker trying to get in touch with roots he doesn't really have.
07/16/03
A startling about-face for Australian director Alex Proyas, and an unwelcome one as well.
07/18/03
In trying to create an air of libertine cool, Proyas succeeds in looking like someone who's trying too hard.
10/20/02
Top CriticAfter spending 10 minutes in the company of such characters ... I began to wish that I was watching a Kenny G biopic instead.
07/17/03
The whole thing seems to fall victim to the failed sitcom syndrome.
07/18/03
Its tricksy stylishness... is more of a distraction than a tonic for the feeling that we’ve seen all this before.
07/28/03
Strip away the music video-style imagery and eighties-flavored rock soundtrack from Garage Days and you're left with a forced, self-consciously 'wacky' comedy that's more frantic than genuinely funny.
07/17/03
Though the storytelling is a bit lopsided, the slapdash quality is charming overall, and the movie benefits from colorful characters and a couple of hilarious scenes.
07/18/03
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