Rock Camp: The Movie

[I]f all you want to do is rock, "Rock Camp: The Movie" salutes you.

It's inspiring and occasionally touching to hear about amateurs living out their rock 'n' roll fantasies with Roger Daltrey, Alice Cooper and the like.

Rock Camp will be worthwhile for fans of the rockers involved who like a feel-good watch, but it doesn't hold up beyond that.

One-sided in its depiction and focusing on a handful of campers, Rock Camp: The Movie rarely cuts through the fantasy of it all resulting in a film that feels more like an advertisement than an honest account of the camp itself.

At the root of it all is the very real emotion and power that music has over its most ardent fans, and how it can form lifelong friendships and unforgettable memories.

In Douglas Blush and Renee Barron's film we get a behind the scenes look at the camp, those who attend it and the actual rock stars.

The talking heads include Roger Daltry, Alice Cooper, Gene Simmons, Sammy Hagar and Joe Perry, all of whom seem to be having fun...just like viewers of this movie.

Even though the film is a hodgepodge interspersing music with sage advice and realism about being a rock star, you get to go behind the scenes, seeing the famous at your level as if you went to camp yourself. Play on!

I always appreciate examples of kids and teens being mentored in films, and this one is great! The rock royalty includes--Roger Daultry, Joe Perry, Slash, Clarence Clemons, Meat Loaf, and Joe Walsh, along with Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, of Kiss.

Entertaining and occasionally moving, but plays more like an infomercial than a film.