Prey for Rock & Roll is set in the Los Angeles club scene of the late 1980s and follows the story of Jacki (Gershon) and her all-girl punk rock band, Clam Dandy. On the verge of turning 40, Jacki decides that if the band's one last shot at the big time is unsuccessful, she will give up her dreams of stardom. Along the way, the women are rocked by personal tragedies that threaten to break up the band before they can get their last shot at success.
It's a raw and raucous rock story that, for once, gets the big picture and the small details right.
– Loren King,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Oct 2003
rotten:
A rock drama that's hung over with inauthenticity.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
7 Nov 2003
fresh:
Played with the right combination of weariness and optimism by Gina Gershon, Jacki will be recognizable to any woman who has ever strapped on a guitar and plugged in, as well as to those of us who have encountered her.
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
14 Nov 2003
rotten:
Aside from Ms. Gershon's performance (none of the other cast members actually played), there's little to elevate the music -- or the movie -- above cliche.
– Gary Dowell,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Dec 2003
fresh:
The film has its sensibilities in the right place.