Rotten
The music rocks, but little else does, in Randall Miller's sitcom snapshot of New York's iconic punk incubator.
Scott Foundas, Variety
CBGB
50,000 bands and 1 disgusting bathroom.
2013 · 1h 41m · R
Drama, Music
Directed by
Randall Miller
Overview
A look at New York's dynamic punk rock scene through the lens of the ground-breaking Lower East Side club started by eccentric Hilly Kristal in 1973 which launched thousands of bands.
Director and cast
- Randall Miller Director
- Alan Rickman as Hilly Kristal
- Rupert Grint as Cheetah Chrome
- Malin Åkerman as Debbie Harry
- Johnny Galecki as Terry Ork
- Stana Katic as Genya Ravan
- Ashley Greene as Lisa Kristal
- Justin Bartha as Stiv Bators
- Ryan Hurst as Mad Mountain
- Kyle Gallner as Lou Reed
- Taylor Hawkins as Iggy Pop
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
8%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Alan Rickman's lead performance highlights a sincere but insubstantial rock pic.
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
"CBGB" ain't no party, it ain't no disco, it ain't no foolin' around.
Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com
Rotten
If you really want to remember those times? Get out "Horses." Or "Talking Heads: 77." Or "Blank Generation." Preferably on vinyl, with all the pops and scratches. And play them. Loud.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Rotten
I would swear on a stack of Dead Boys T-shirts and a first pressing of Richard Hell and the Voidoids' "Blank Generation" that it could not possibly have been like that: so silly, so trivial, so boring.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
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