KIDS
A film review by Josh Byer
Copyright 1995 Josh Byer
A shocking movie following the young protagonist, and his sidekick "Casper, Casper, he's the fuckingest friendly ghost;" was easily one of the most disturbing films I've ever seen.
It takes place in the lower class neighborhoods of New York, showing a Canjin' boy like myself quite a culture shock of violence, sex, and lack of morality.
Although a moral line is drawn in this movie by the main character, it is hard to spot. Granted: he does kick the shit out of a black man, but his black buddy helps him. Not Granted: he fucks virgins regardless of intention, then looks for another fuck toy.
See this movie. It will bother you, and the screen gets hard to look at at times, but it is a superb accomplishment of film-making. This is the only feature of 1995 I have seen that offers not only believable characters and setting, but a believable story with a real ending. Unfortunately, the ending was a little weak, and a little drawn out, but a monumentous film filled with unknowns giving Oscar-caliber performances gave me what I felt other great independent films lacked.
The story and writing of CLERKS was good, but most of the actors were weak. In KIDS, they're all strong. Shockingly so. Not the pretty people we love to look at on the big screen, but the ugly ones we try not to look at them. But they are worth looking at them, if only to see the lifestyle the represent.
Story: 9 Acting: 9 Cinematography: 8.5 Directing: 9 Overall: 9
Final Commentary: Take the WATERWORLD chumps' 200 mil, and give it to this crew to play with. You'll get a hundred movies all superior to Kevin's crowning achievement.
Josh Byer ao104@freenet.carelton.ca
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