Queens of Noise

All in all, the Runaways was pretty decent. Of course there were problems with it, but this much is inevitable with Hollywood films looking back into a specific time period. Dakota Fanning plays a seriously great drug addict towards the end of the film. Especially considering that she is still only 16 and comes from a long line of athletic stars. (mother a tennis pro, her father played baseball for the Cardinals, Grandfather played American football, and her aunt is an ESPN reporter). I also found out in the first paragraph of her wikipedia page, Fanning is currently the captain of the varsity cheer-leading squad at her high school. (Weird!?)

Actresses exploiting themselves, you say? Well, that is fitting, seeing as exploitation and selling an image was the concept behind the formation of the actual band the Runaways. Somehow the cheapness of content in Hollywood screenwriting seems fitting for the story. As does the mass distribution and targeted audience: dudes and teenage girls.