Review of Slacker (1990) by Noah V — 17 Mar 2007

This movie is so good. It completely changed what I thought a film could be and introduced me to the world of independent cinema. The whole thing is dreamlike in its narrative [in fact Richard Linklater would go on to use the same style in the outstanding Waking Life- a freeflowing study of dreams] and the ideas and philosphies expressed range from poignant to irrelevant.

There's a spark in this movie that shines from the beginning to the end and is detectable in all areas, be it direction, production or even just the acting. This is a beautiful and essential movie.

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