Rainn Wilson plays “Fish,” a washed-up and bitter heavy metal drummer who gets a second chance in life to rock out in this feel good comedy that is more than the sum of its parts.
After being unceremoniously kicked out of his band Vesuvius 20 years ago, Fish gets fired from a brain-deadening desk job.
Fish is forced to move in with his sister and her husband. Fish’s luck shifts when his songwriting teenaged nephew Matt (Josh Gad) invites him to play drums for his band for a graduation party gig.
One thing leads to another and Fish takes the band on the road under his newfound YouTube fame as “the naked drummer.”
Romance enters Fish’s life when Matt’s mom Kim (Christina Applegate) is prompted to chaperone the tour.
There’s enough innocent charm and dumb optimism here to pad the movie’s lighthearted pokes at humor.
Drum naked!
20th Century Fox. Rated PG-13. 102 mins.
