Rock School (2004)
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82% of critics liked it
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64% of users liked it
(14,856 ratings)
Paul Green is a man who declares himself born to teach kids, but he has nothing to do with the traditional educational system. Musician Green is the proprietor of the Paul Green School of Rock Music, an after-school facility in Philadelphia where kids from 9 to 17 learn how to play instruments and… More Paul Green is a man who declares himself born to teach kids, but he has nothing to do with the traditional educational system. Musician Green is the proprietor of the Paul Green School of Rock Music, an after-school facility in Philadelphia where kids from 9 to 17 learn how to play instruments and work together in a band. While Green outwardly seems like a loose cannon who yells at his students and acts only marginally more mature than a high schooler, the kids who attend his school love him and he gets results; one of the Rock School's ensembles were invited to perform at a Frank Zappa tribute event in Germany (where they brought down the house), and several say that his approach has changed their lives for the better. Rock School is a documentary which offers an inside look at Paul Green, his school, and the kids who learn from him. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Don Argott
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Documentary
- In Theaters
- Jul 5, 2005 Wide
- Studio
- Newmarket Films
Critic Reviews
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Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
So overpowering is Green's outsized, needy, arrested-adolescent personality (while you initially suspect he's playing for the camera, the blasé attitude of his students suggests he really is like this), it throws the movie off-balance.
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Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Their playing is terrific, but there's little doubt the kids are fulfilling Green's fantasy rather than the other way around.
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Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
Green's heart, if not his head, seems in the right place. He's carrying the torch and holding it high, and his students seem to dig it.
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Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
I don't know what it means that rock 'n' roll has become a bona fide after-school activity, but Rock School definitely kept my attention.
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Michael Booth, Denver Post
Succeeds as a riveting movie because it doesn't try to lead us from verse to an obvious chorus about Green, or his uniquely abusive methods.
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