Perhaps the highest praise anyone can give Arkush's exuberant musical is to say that it captures the spirit of rock 'n' roll and the essence of the Ramones, which luckily happen to be one and the same.

It's more cleverly cut than shot -- which means that it moves quickly and energetically even as the concepts and characters disintegrate.

For all its throwaway humour, this is basically just a pleasant reworking of the kids versus adults rock'n'roll movie format of the '50s.

A must-see for the cult film fanatic and anyone who loves the music group Green Day but never heard much about the Ramones, who pretty much are the stars in this story about teen rebellion.