Skate Kitchen

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isla s @RT89656869 Sep 4, 2022 This film is a coming of age, adolescent teen based film set in NYC, about a group of girls in the skateboard community. It covers themes such as self identity, belonging and of course teenage rebellion. I thought the music used was quite good, it gives the film an edgier feel, without perhaps being relied on too much to make it feel actively overbearing as such. The cast do a good job - I thought it seemed quite realistic with the female characters being pretty frustrated and exasperated at times with the situations they find themselves in. Its a bit predictable or cliched in parts but it's not as bad as it potentially could have been, although I realise it won't appeal to everyone (some people may argue why should we care at all about somewhat bratty kids? etc.) but I thought it was at least somewhat immersive and not sugary sweet, disingenuous or anything like that. I suppose it's not especially great but it's certainly alright/fairly good and overall, yes I'd (maybe cautiously, as it won't interest everyone) recommend this film. Oh and I liked the tone of the final shot. See more Aaron S @RT79746728 Aug 9, 2022 It's so hard to do something unique anymore, yet somehow Skate Kitchen taps into a sense of freedom, into a subsect of youth culture, into a feeling of wistfulness unlike almost anything I've seen before. While wildly different in subject matter, I liken Skate Kitchen to Cooper Raiff's 'Shithouse' and 'Cha Cha Real Smooth' in that they evoke such a strong feeling of familiarity and sense of place that it is so easy to forget you're watching a movie. Everything about Skate Kitchen feels authentic. The actors all are actually skate boarders and seem like they came to shoot in their own clothes, own hair styling, etc. As a result, the acting from 1 or 2 of them is not as good as it could be had those characters been played by more established actors, but what it is so marvelous about the actors all actually skating is that the movie flows effortlessly from action shot to dialogue to drama and back again. All of the story focuses on Camille, and she is an incredibly relatable character for me. Just a fantastic movie. See more James B @Madstylesnz Oct 16, 2021 Great Indy skater film, fresh and genuine. See more Aug 9, 2020 lovee, felt super honest, I like that it felt more of like how life is, just things happening, not just one dramatized story arc See more May 31, 2020 I watched the series on hbo before I watched the movie. I may not have liked the movie as much if I had not already been invested in the characters. I liked seeing where they came from. I really love this Now I want to know more about them. What are their lives like, what were they like when they were little. Where are they going next? Makes me want to get a skate board. Had to ask my kids how old they were when they skated. See more May 4, 2020 A visually enticing love letter to urban skate culture, Skate Kitchen uses its diverse female cast and interesting shots to show life as a young female skater in New York. See more Read all reviews

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