Rock Star

Stephen Herek's 2001 film follows a mechanic who sings the songs of the band he idolises. The band offers him the job of singer. His dream comes true. The film builds the first rush of fame and what follows as two separate movements; the narrative makes the gap between imitation and a voice of one's own its real subject. Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston lead. It was inspired by the story of a band that recruited a fan as its singer. The nineteen-eighties setting is rebuilt in detail. Who it's for: those who like stories about the music business. Who it's not for: viewers expecting the real band's story; the film changes the names and the events.