Don't miss this flick, it rocks

Rating: 9/10 (25 January 2006)

If you took "unemployed critic" at his word (his word being that Lords of Dogtown wasn't worth seeing) you'd be missing out on a well acted, written and shot movie. The actors are all brilliant, especially Emile Hirsch, who portrays Jay Adams.
The movie's looseness ande spontaneity could be mistaken for sloppiness, which is what I believe the aforementioned commentator had done. Its depiction of teenagehood is the most realistic I've seen in a long time. And the skate sequences are dynamic and fluid. Heath Ledger is excellent as the Z-Boys' mentor, Skip E.
This movie has authenticity and a palpable sense of time and place.
Check it out.