Dakota Fanning’s coming of age
The Runaways review
By
TheWatchman from Suburbia
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3rd March 2011
I had never heard of The Runaways until I saw this film. I had no idea who they were or what they sounded like. And, in many ways, it doesn’t matter. This film’s synopsis calls the story a ‘coming of age’ tale. It is, but not really of the characters. It struck me that Dakota Fanning wanted to do something totally different to the little kiddie we have grown used to seeing. And, if that WAS her intention, it worked.
No disrespect to Kristen Stewart, but she drew the shorter straw character-wise. Stewart grunts and scowls while Fanning gets all the good bits.
If you like seventies music (and, by that, I mean music from the seventies that DOESN’T involve Abba) it’s a bonus – Bowie, Iggy and the Sex Pistols feature heavily on the film’s soundtrack.
I don’t know how true to life this film is, but it works. It’s probably nothing new, but it’s an enjoyable romp about girls trying to make a name for themselves in the very male-dominated world of rock/rock music.
I love rock ‘n roll!
