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CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Entertainment Writer
AP Online
09-05-2001
New Film 'Rock Star' Off the Mark

Back in the day, Mark Wahlberg was just a troubled kid from South Boston who went by the name Marky Mark, chilled with his posse, the Funky Bunch, and peddled Calvin Klein undies.

He wasn't exactly a rock star. He was just a white guy with great abs and even greater attitude, posing as a rapper -- Vanilla Ice with a Body by Jake.

As the wannabe '80s rock star of ``Rock Star,'' Wahlberg still looks the part -- all feathered hair and tight leather pants, flicking his tongue defiantly at the audience.

His performance is fun to watch, but ``Rock Star'' itself is no fun. It doesn't capture the ...

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