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Article: 'Rock Star' misses the Marky Mark: ; 'Musketeer' is brainless; 'Two Can Play' is a commercial
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- September 13, 2001
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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 ridiculousness of heavy metal, or rock
music in general. But if it did, it would be ...