Review of Slackers (2002) by Robert Koehler for Variety — 22 Feb 2013

Awful and subversively spunky at the same time.

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This review of Slackers (2002) was written by Robert Koehler and published by Variety on 22 Feb 2013.

Slackers has generally received negative reviews.

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