Rock the Kasbah (2015) (2015)

An average movie

“Even though this movie had a rather lame reputation, somehow, I still ended up watching the damned thing. Well, it turned out to be pretty weak, that's for sure. First of all, it was completely tone-deaf. Indeed, they went for some rather campy approach which never worked and it was only during the scenes involving Scott Caan and Danny McBride that they did find the right tone. At least, the Afghan characters were not so bad but the damned thing was still terribly condescending to them and their culture. Furthermore, it was filled with some characters suddenly appearing and disappearing just as randomly as they showed up. For example, what the hell happened to Zooey Deschanel's character? Concerning the cast, well, there was indeed a bunch of interesting actors involved but they either str” read more

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BradWesley123's Movie Journal- August 2016 (28 movies items)

" Netflix- 1hr. 45min. First Viewing While it's heart is in the right place, Rock the Kasbah is a tonal disaster that never really knows what it wants to be. Does it want to be the fish-out-of-water story of a failing music manager finding a new talent in a unconventional location? Or, does it want to be a genuine plea for the liberation of girls in the Middle East? It splits the difference, and never recovers. The cast is pretty wasted here; aside from Murray, almost every one of the recognizabl"

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