Movie was good not great; Heath Ledger Saves The Day

Rating: 6/10 (20 April 2006)

Every time i see this movie it makes me want to do 2 things. One; get out my skate-board and hit the town. two; Admire heath Ledger's performance. Of all the characters Skip is by far the most memorable and believable. Ledger does some great work here. The way he walks, talks, and addresses to people is just brilliant. The bets bits in the movie are the ones he is in. Frankly i didn't give a damn about Stacy or whatever.
Emile Hirsh also deserves a special mention and Viktor Rasuk was able to do some great skate in such a small amount of time. johnny Knoxville is also convincing in his small role.
But the movie has to many flaws, the script is too predictable and there is a lack of surprise in almost every aspect approached by the film.
In conclusion it seems to me that the only reason we should remember this movie is by the amazing work Ledger does. I'm my opinion he will soon become one of the most respected actors. His work in this movie, Brokeback Mountain, Candy, Monsters Ball and even Casanova is excellent. God why did he do "The Order"....
Best bit: The scene in the skat-board competition where ledger almost gets in a fight with the opposite team, and the whole party where Skip loses it.
Worst bit: The movie never develops any character so its only a scratch on the surface