Rivers Edge

  • 1987


MOVIE IS hysterical powerful suburban controversial analytical
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Positive Reviews 10
Negative reviews 1
Average Rating 4.2/5
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4.4
This is the best analytical film about a crime since The Onion Field and In Cold Blood. Rogerebert
1.5
There are some good, frightening scenes of volatile lunacy, but the whole thing badly lacks a controlling distance and perspective. Time Out
4.5
In interviews, Hopper has talked about how hes always idolized James Dean.
4.5
Beautifully photographed by Frederick Elmes, the visuals are often at odds with the barreness at the movies core.
4.5
This film doesnt flinch from the dark world of these teenagers nor does it offer a happy ending. Spirituality And Practice
4.5
A powerful sociological film on white teenage alienation in small town America, that is even more amazing that its based on an actual event. Sover
4.4
One of the most haunting films of the 1980s, Rivers Edge looks at a suburban, postpunk generation which has no causes, no morals, no feelings, and, wo .. Tv Guide
4.2
Based on an actual incident in Northern California, Tim Hunters controversial indie addresses the growing alienation and moral vacancy among youths gr .. Emanuellevy
4.5
One of them, hysterical poseur and pill popper Layne (Crispin Glover), appoints himself Samsons guardian. La Times
4.5
Its more a success than a failure, if only because the confusions are so protean. Chicago Reader
4.5
But if theres one performance that makes the movie work its that of Crispin Glover. Articles Orlando Sentinel



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