The School of Rock (2003)
- 7.1
- 1h 49min
- Comedy, Music
- 2003-10-03 (USA)
Storyline
After being kicked out of his rock band, guitarist Dewey Finn faces a mountain of debts and depression. He shares an apartment with an old band member, Ned Schneebly, who is now a substitute teacher. Dewey accepts a job as a substitute teacher at a snobbish private elementary school where his attitude and hijinx have a powerful result on his students. He learns they are talented young musicians, and he decides to form a rock band with them to win the $10,000 prize money in a local band contest. Once Dewey wins a competition called "Battle of the Bands", the prize money would solve his financial problems and put him back in the rock music spotlight.
Plot Keywords
teacher, substitute teacher, rock band, impostor, classroom, blackboard, rock singer, rock musician, rock concert, song, best friend, raised middle finger, rock 'n' roll, drunkenness, urination, singer, joy, groupie, montage, drummer
Short Review
School of Rock just doesn't rock. It has no appetite for destruction. No raw power. It's like late Whitesnake. Tidied-up, over-produced. Jack Black is not, sad to say, Jack White.
