Some movies I dislike because they are not entertaining. Some movies I dislike because they have no importance. Some movies I hate because they lack reality. Then there are those special films, that actually manage to fall in all three of those categories. Well, Suburbia is that not so rare film, that manages to hit all three. I am trying to think of one thing that was good about this film. Problem is that it has been one week and I still cannot think of one. I live in Austin, where Linklater is from and he is considered a movie-making god down here. Everything he does is sacred. So getting an unbiased opinion about his films from a local is pretty rare. Perhaps Linklater does not share all the blame on this one. Much blame should be handed to Eric Borgosian for just a dreary and stupid story. However, we must get back to Linklater and beg the answer, why make it? This movie illustrates the lackluster, going nowhere, exploration of the slacker/Generation X. Here, you have several losers that have no plans or aspirations. Moreover, they feel superior to all of the others that have actually made it out of their crummy town or who strive to someday to make it out their town and accomplish something. Wasted intellect, wasted talent, do nothing people, that sit around feeling superior to people that work for a living. My problem with the film, is the lack of a character that you give a damn about. There are none. Each character is a loathsome, unlikable and pretensious jerk. Yet, we are supposed to care about them? Why? I just didn't care about anybody in this film or see why anybody should.
Review of SubUrbia
