Review of River's Edge (1986) by Guy G — 07 Jul 2011
I think there is a big problem facing the human race, and that is the dehumanization of society. People are becoming morally desensitized and fall back upon apathy. I know that I have become one of these people.
And I know that all of civilization will convert over to this lack of emotion if they haven't already. In River's Edge there is a murder amongst teenagers, and no one cares enough to call the police.
The rumor of the murder spreads across their classmates and still no one dials those three simple numbers. I've always enjoyed films of this subject matter, such as the early 90's film Kids. There are three good performances here in Crispin Glover, Dennis Hopper, and the surprisingly effective Keanu Reeves.
They see and touch the dead body with no emotion. Their sympathies lie with the killer. Their rationale, you can't bring the dead girl back to life, but the murderer is still alive. Empathy is dead.
This review of River's Edge (1986) was written by Guy G on 07 Jul 2011.
River's Edge has generally received positive reviews.
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