Jack Black has got nothing on Paul Green. As the "grown-up" pied pipers of a group of rock 'n' roll kids, both are crass, hard-edged and fully focused on bringing the rock. But Paul Green is real. And he's been dedicated to creating pint-sized fret-shredding guitar gods since he opened the Paul Green School of Rock Music in 1999. The kids get a first-rate education in the thundering highpoints of classic rock — Zeppelin, the Stones, Black Sabbath, and Frank Zappa. Green himself is a force of nature, ricocheting from practice room to practice room, doling out effusive praise and blistering criticism with equal vigor. His is such a natural and classic character that director Don Argott need only sit back, give him room to work and let the camera roll. But Argott isn't content to let Green take control of the show, and he pushes the movie deeper, asking hard questions about prodigal talent and the nature of the rock 'n' roll dream. Ultimately, Paul's commitment to the students is never in doubt, and Rock School stands as an invigorating celebration of youthful exuberance combined with kickass music.

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