Quick analysis of "The Rocker": A poor man's "School of Rock". Is that a bad thing? Not really. Robert "Fish" Fishman (Rainn Wilson) is a middle-aged ex-drummer whose former band went on to greatness while he has languished as a slacker. While staying at his sister's house, his nephew (Teddy Geiger) loses the drummer in his garage band. He reluctantly asks Fish to sit in with the band and the veteran rocker's influence helps the band take off. As they become more and more famous, their path puts them right in the path of Fish's former band, Vesuvius. Vesuvius itself is sort of a "Spinal Tap"-type with Will Arnett, Bradley Cooper and Fred Armisen as his former bandmates. My first instinct was to say that this is a very different Rainn Wilson from the one you are familiar with in "The Office", but as the movie progressed, he is really a variation of the same character. Of course, since that character is very funny, he does not disappoint here. This is a pretty funny movie throughout, though I would not go so far as to say it is a classic comedy. Fish really is reminiscent of Jack Black's character from "School of Rock" and, in some ways, I could almost see this movie having been done as a sequel to that film. It is definitely an entertaining watch and pleasant. For Rainn Wilson/"The Office" fans, this is definitely worth a look.Grade: C+
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