Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Forumrxes Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

FilmBuff1994 The Runaways is a good movie with a reasonably well developed plot and a stellar cast. The performances are hands down what makes this movie, Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning have an electric chemistry that is both powerful and believable from beginning to end. The highlight for me was certainly Michael Shannon, who had a very enforcing, engaging delivery as Kim Fowley, stealing every scene he is in and integrating the films overall theme perffectly. I was, however, disappointed that the movie was not properly biographical, I would like to have seen the bands actual career develop, but it takes a lot of leaps instead and passes over pieces of information that should be vital to the plot of their story. It also makes a lot of stylistic cinematography choices that, although intriguing and well shot, felt like the crew was trying too hard to make this film different. The story itself is really not that interesting and the way that they tried to compensate for that seemed a little desperate to me. Fun while it lasts, but forgettable. In no way perfect, The Runaways is still an enjoyable journey that fans of this group or these actors should certainly check out. Explores the relationship between Joan Jett and Cherie Currie as they form their band The Runaways. Best Performance; Michael Shannon

robinski34 The Runaways is an entertaining story of the rise and fall of the eponymous band, with good lead performances by Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning as the mainstays of the group, Joan Jett and Cherie Currie. The story itself is a familiar one, no less so because it is probably largely true of the arc of many rock bands, an arc lampooned brilliantly by This is... Spinal Tap, and you will see comparisons between this film and that comic fiction, but what Christopher Guest did not stretch the limits of his fiction to are the wild-eyed antics of crack-pot impresario Kim Fowley, brilliantly played by Michael Shannon. Among the many fresh faces on show is an older one who was the child protégé of her day, Tatum O'Neal (ask your mum), daughter of Ryan O'Neal (ask your gran), as Cherie's mother. Enjoyable stuff, if not exactly family fayre, and definitely not one to watch with your 16 year old daughter (eeuw!).

Rich Wright The Runaways were the first all girl rock group, put together by a sleazy manager who saw a gap in the market. In their line-up was a very young Joan Jett... she would go on to much greater things with a group called The Blackhearts who would score a huge hit with a cover of I Love Rock And Roll, which would sell over ten million copies in the USA alone. The reason you probably haven't heard of the Runaways is perhaps because a) They had a massive falling out when the co-lead singer, Cherie Currie(!) decided to quit early into their creation, and b) Judging by the material in this movie at least, their music wasn't actually that good. Oh well, c'est la vie...The 70's was all booze, sex and drugs according to those who witnessed it, and the film demonstrates that in graphic detail with a catalogue of debauchery and mayhem. Quite how these young bodies can stand so much abuse is beyond me, but hey... If all the Rolling Stones are still alive, I guess that's possible. There's also an awful lot of profanities exchanged between these amateur musicians... if you took any of these girls home to meet your mother, she'd most likely have a heart attack, You can't help but feel though for all they THINK they're doing for feminism, they're still being exploited in a different way... And most of their fanbase seem to consist of either dirty older men, and young girls who should know better.Dakota Fanning completely ditches her good-girl image as the depraved and vulnerable Cherie, who sleeps with girls and boys during the course of events and snorts more blow than a cheap hooker. Kristen Stewart also surprises as the openly gay Joan Jett... free of the shackles of her usual downbeat roles, she portrays the boisterous and spirited young future star with relish. The reason why, despite all the talent on show, this doesn't score higher is not much happens in the 90 minute run time... Just a few performances of their one hit song and an impromptu trip to Japan, before Cherie leaves and the movie is as good as over. Oh, there's some stuff involving Cherie's fractious family life and the crush Joan has on her, but none of this is particularly exhilarating.They may have been trailblazers in a way, but in my opinion the footprint they left on the industry was smaller than a mouse's. There are no real classics in their repertoire, and the only people who fondly remember them these days are either blinded by nostalgia or devotees of Joan Jett who adore everything she does. It's rather odd that a studio would bankroll a film about an average band that struggle for a few years before ending acrimoniously, such groups are ten a penny. But I suppose the fact they're female gives it novelty value, but not enough to convince me they were anything great... even if they had stayed together. 6/10

anessa-gant I loved this movie, it made me feel like I was there in the 70's. I knew about the runaways and Cherie's book but I knew the most about Joan Jett and I couldn't think of a better Joan than Kristen Stewart she is a bad ass just like Joan. In Cherie's book she comes off as innocent at first than she gets raped and then everything changes. The movie was different and I'm glad I couldn't imagine the movie showing all the graphic things that happened to Cherie. The movie was already rated R so showing the things described in the book wouldn't be good. The movie is captivating from the beginning when the blood hits the pavement until the end when the credits roll. Even with all my knowledge of the band the movie made me feel like I know them and I was there going through all the emotions with them. The movie was perfectly cast and executed my only complaint is that it wasn't longer I wanted to spend more time in this world with these people. Defiantly one of my favorite movies!