Review of Slacker (1990) by Joseph S — 28 May 2008
I you liked the sprawling narrative of "Waking Life", you will love "Slacker" which takes mid 20's early 90's Texas collegiate aimlessness and makes it into minimalist cinematic poetry. Some vignettes don't work as well as other's, but taken all together it's a phenomenal film.
However I bought the Criterion Collection version of this because it came with Linklater's first unreleased film "You Can't Learn To Plow By Reading Books", which is without a doubt the most boring thing I have ever seen. It's pretty much just the director staring out of some windows as he takes a trip around Texas. Do not watch it, and do not pay the extra price for it. Rent it, not worth it.
That being said "Slacker" is one of my favorite films, and one which helped start the "indie" film revolution of the 90's. Great smart, hip, poetic, funny stuff, that was and is emblematic of a generation. "Wanna see something cool....it's like...a... Madonna Pap Smear...man the real thing....the real Madonna!".
This review of Slacker (1990) was written by Joseph S on 28 May 2008.
Slacker has generally received positive reviews.
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