Slacker

I picked up a book about the first decade of independent cinema (1984-1994) by John Pierson called Spike, Mike, Slackers, and Dykes. (You can see Silent Bob reading this in Mallrats while Jay is reading a porno mag.) This book has an interview with Kevin Smith running throughout it. I decided I wanted to see all the movies highlighted in this book and Slacker was one of them. I did not realize I was going to see a movie from a director who had done School of Rock and Scanner Darkly, both films I liked.

I knew this movie would be low-budget. I had no idea that I was going to see a style never used before in film. The film is pure A+ dialogue and features excellent characters that you meet in this small Texas town. The film takes place in one day (a concept Kevin Smith later tapped into) and the movie advances by a changing of characters. One person talks to one who then talks to another who then talks to another and so forth.

This was enjoyable and very original. This is really a good movie and despite some lulls in the movie I liked it a lot.

9/10