Underrated, beautifully made movie!!!

Rating: 9/10 (4 October 2005)

This is a very entertaining movie which gives us entrée into a world that we haven't seen before in 1000 other films...With an excellent cast, including a near-Oscar caliber performance by Emile Hirsch as Jay Adams. The script doesn't go into a lot of depth into each of the skater's individual lives, but enough is suggested for the viewer to understand the background of Peralta, Adams and Alva. These three young actors do an amazing job, and the skating is integrated into the story and never feels like it goes on too long. Give this movie a chance, even if you're not into skate boarding at all, and if you are, it is an absolute MUST. Unrated version is just slightly bawdier in places, no nudity.