Review of Slackers (2002) by Joel S — 09 Sep 2006

If five stars means "a perfect movie," then this is one-fifth of a perfect movie.

This review of Slackers (2002) was written by Joel S on 09 Sep 2006.

Slackers has generally received mixed reviews.

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