My opinion

Rating: 8/10 (3 June 2005)

As a skateboarder myself I felt obligated to see the roots of my sport and to compare to my report on skateboarding. And to my surprise i was very pleased with this movie. I felt the movie was a great depiction of the story of Dogtown. It went right along with the information in my report as well. It is a well done movie showing how a couple of kids from California changed skateboarding. Leaveing nothing out, it shows about the lives of the boarders and it shows the personalities of the guys which explains the decisions they make.The actors do a great job in portraying the kids. Heath Ledger plays an excellent drunk man. I recommend this movie for anyone who skates so they can see what skating is really about and for anyone who just wants to see a good movie.