From eyebrow-dancing theatrics to unabashed nakedness, [Starring Rainn Wilson]'s embodiment of a bitter beat-master who's unceremoniously dumped from the band he co-founded on the eve of breakthrough success feels eerily familiar to anyone who's experienced The Pick of Destiny or School of Rock.

Then again, maybe the issue isn't Black at all, but the shorthand of rock 'n' roll stereotypes, and the undeniable truth that drummers seem to be cut from the same rugged cloth as hockey goalies, baseball catchers and rodeo clowns.

No. It's not always pretty, and sometimes it's ill-timed, but it's committed and energetic, and in the world of rock 'n' roll, that's enough.