SUBURBIA
A film review by Ben Hoffman
Copyright 1997 Ben Hoffman
Director Linklater has at least two excellent films to his credit, DAZED AND CONFUSED and the even better SLACKER. However, subUrbia seems to be a variation on a theme and this third time it tells us nothing new. Using the same cutesy upper and lower cases in the title as in Eric Bogosian's play does nothing for the movie.
There are seven 20-year-olds who have not a clue as to what they should do with their lives or where they are heading. This can lead to trouble and not surprisingly, it does. They have nothing better to do than hang out each night in front of a convenience store much to the annoyance of its owner, a Pakistani, who feels their presence is driving away potential customers. Racism crops up when one of them has had too much to drink. One thing leads to another and none of it is good as violence erupts.
The Pakistani husband is played by Ajay Naidu and his wife is Samia Shoaib. The rest of the cast consists of Giovanni Ribisi, Amie Carey, Jayce Bartok, Parker Posey, Nicky Katt, Steve Zahn and Dina Spybey..
Directed by Richard Linklater.
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