Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 97
minutes
Year:
2022
Starring: Jaeden Martell, Adrian Greensmith, Isis Hainsworth, Brett Gelman, Joe
Manganiello
Description: Two friends (Jaeden Martell, Adrian Greensmith) try to form a heavy metal band with a cellist (Isis Hainsworth) for a Battle of the Bands.
Review: Teenagers Kevin and Hunter want only one thing: to make metal music. And
then they’ll be cool. The premise of “Metal Lords” is dead simple. In the
run-up to the music competition “The Battle of the Bands”, the two friends
practice, have implausible adventures and there is love involved. Exactly as
predictable and bland as you expect from a high school movie.
“Metal Lords” is an ode to ‘nerds’,
just like in “American Pie” and “Superbad”, a spectacle of hormones, discomfort
and brotherhood. Kevin and Hunter play Dungeons and Dragons, hold audition
where no one shows up and they do
everything to make their metal band a success.
It’s an amusing film, yet
there is a real chemistry missing between the two leads. You never believe nor
do you understand their friendship. Hunter is actually a very unlikeable and
annoying character and wants everything to go his way. Kevin on the other hand
is a very sweet character and somehow he keeps taking Hunter’s crap for a very
long time. He isn’t even as much into metal music as Hunter is, but learns to
love it because he loves playing music. The connection between Kevin and Emily
is much more fun to watch, and more believable.
Somehow, this movie doesn’t
really avoid stereotypes either. Metal music fans are stereotypical pictured as
devil worshippers and loud people, which is how Hunter is portrayed. When in
real life, a lot of metal fans are very introverted people with deep and
meaningful thoughts. Hunter even thinks it’s ridiculous when Kevin suggest to
add a cellist to the band. There are many symphonic metal bands and many metal
fans have an affinity with classical music.
“Metal Lords” is okay, but
not innovative. They just added the metal music element to a standard high school
flick. Fun for one viewing.
Rating: 2,5/
5
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