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Name: Skateland
Released: 2011-5-13
Cast: A.J. Buckley, Ashley Greene, Brett Cullen, Casey Labow, Ellen Hollman

Skateland

PG-13
1h 39m
2011

47%

age 16+

For Ritchie Wheeler, a teenager in a small Texas town, Skateland is more than just a local roller rink...it's a fading symbol of friendship and good times. Now, everything's changing and the only thing Ritchie can hang on to is his budding romance with the sweet and beautiful Michelle. But one fateful night will force Ritchie to face the future and make the most important decision of his life.

Director:

Anthony Burns

Writer:

Anthony Burns, Brandon Freeman, Heath Freeman

Cast:

A.J. Buckley, Ashley Greene, Brett Cullen, Casey Labow, Ellen Hollman

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

47%

Reviews

Three Imaginary Girls

Amie Simon

One part Dazed & Confused, two parts John Hughes. Set in 1983, the movie's level of 80s detail is damn near perfect - from the Skateland rink to the clothes, right on down to the Musicland in the mall.

Skateland, Anthony Burns' 1983-set coming of age story, is warm, welcoming and seen through a high gloss of nostalgia.

Skateland is a charming, beautiful film buoyed by an incredible soundtrack but held back by lacklustre performances of a potentially very likeable cast. Watch it for the visuals and the music.

A mundane and tired story that lacks depth doesn't exactly make Skateland an exciting or even enjoyable film.

It treads well-worn territory. Shiloh Fernandez is pretty inert in the lead role and Ashley Greene doesn't have that much to do.

June 22, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 16+

Common Sense Says

Lots of teen smoking, drinking in so-so coming-of-age drama.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this teen coming-of-age drama set in a small Texas town in the early 1980s includes many scenes of partying and teen drinking (mostly beer, but some hard liquor as well), as well as heavy cigarette smoking and a scene of pot smoking. Language is infrequent but fairly strong -- including "s--t" and "a--hole," in addition to some homosexual slurs. There's kissing and some sex, but no nudity is shown. There are also some bullies and fighting. The movie has several female characters who are beginning to assert their identities, but it also treats many other women as objects. The movie isn't particularly good, but some of the actors come from the Twilight franchise, so teens may be interested.