Review of Slacker (1990) by Bobby B — 24 Oct 2009
Slacker is Richard Linklater's directorial debut, and while he definitely surpassed it with his next two masterpieces - Dazed and Confused and Before Sunrise - this still is an awesome, bizarre film.
Slacker has no plot, but unfolds over a 24-hour period in Austin, Texas, and will follow around a certain character for a while, then when they bump into someone else it will follow that person, and so on for the entire movie.
That sounds like it would quickly become tiresome, but Slacker is engaging throughout because all the characters are so weird, fascinating, and often hilarious. A 90's indie classic, hasn't lost any of its strange charm.
This review of Slacker (1990) was written by Bobby B on 24 Oct 2009.
Slacker has generally received positive reviews.
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