
Four members of a high school band called Mystery do everything they can to attend a KISS concert in Detroit. In order to make it to the show they must steal, cheat, strip, deal with an anti-rock mom and generally do whatever it takes to see the band that has inspired them to be musicians.... (Full plot summary below)
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Four members of a high school band called Mystery do everything they can to attend a KISS concert in Detroit. In order to make it to the show they must steal, cheat, strip, deal with an anti-rock mom and generally do whatever it takes to see the band that has inspired them to be musicians.
Leave your thoughts about Detroit Rock City.
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleWhile it's possible to have a great time with the movie without having any interest in Kiss, it should be noted that the band does make an appearance. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakTruly raunchy but it's more sweetly stupid and silly than anything. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesThe movie isn't a trailblazer; it's an exuberantly trashy party, a comedy of lowdown defeats and triumphs. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyIt's crude, sexist, ear-splittingly loud and a helluva lotta fun for anyone suffering from past or present testosterone overload. |
| Matinee MagazineChuck RudolphThe notion of music's cultural definition for people isn't taken for granted by Detroit Rock City's makers. |
| Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorUnlike the many youth movies that can't overcome their makers' hindsight, this one may actually put you in an adolescent frame of mind. |
| TV Guide MagazineSteve SimelsA very sweet, very funny coming-of-age story, featuring Kiss as the Great White Whale of adolescence. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliDetroit Rock City possesses three characteristics: an irreverent attitude, a high energy approach, and a loud soundtrack. While these qualities don't necessarily add up to a good movie, they keep the proceedings from becoming dull. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames Sanfordsorely in need of the authenticity and easy humor of "Dazed and Confused," the 1994 Richard Linklater comedy it's obviously trying hard to imitate. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsDavid N. ButterworthSurprisingly amiable for a film that claims to 'kiss the rules goodbye.' |