Smithereens

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Jared H @RT25450323 2d Look, this is a terrible movie by any normal standards: wooden acting, barely there plot, cliche ridden script. It's like a film student's first attempt at a film, which is probably what it was. But it's pure gold as a time capsule into what the East Village was like in 1982: bombed out blocks, classic tenements, old New York flavor. This was the post-punk/new wave era, and the the background of all of this is the real star of this film. I kept thinking that 90% of any art form is sweat and hard work. Just get out there and make a film; you don't have to be good at it! And reader, they were not good at it. But they did it anyway. Which, come to think of it, is the true punk ethos. See more Mason M @RT73597940 04/19/2025 Smithereens is definitely a gritty and low production look at New York City, and many of the characters aren't all too likable, but it still remains to be a great film. One of this films main strengths was its wonderful soundtrack, which suits the film perfectly. And even though nothing much really happens here, the film still manages to contain plenty of laughs through its kooky characters, and has a surprising amount of intellectual and poetic themes in the moments between. Smithereens may be a very small picture, but it still succeeded to keep me entertained and invested in its world. See more Dollar B @RT59196123 09/01/2024 I just finished reading Susan Seidelman's new book and was curious to see her first movie having been a modest fan of Desperately Seeking Susan. Woefully, I'd have to say that was 90 minutes of my life I'd like to get back. The protagonist is a most unsympathetic character. I kept rooting for somebody to beat the crap out of her. The plot is thin and predictable. The music is awful. The drummer speeds up every track. This is Amateur Hour all the way. Just the worst. Not even campy. No fun in cringing at how bad this movie is although in spots, the acting is almost laughable - but not quite. See more Steve D @RT35616104 03/10/2023 Too slow to really engage. See more Ęxçëşș M @ExcessMale 11/20/2021 Some of the acting is fairly amateur and it's story is lacking the coherence it needs to really work but this is a fun enough and energetic punk rocker tale from the 80s. See more s r @ScottR 03/02/2020 Some great clips of early punk culture, but the plot was so simple and the direction so poor that I struggled to stay interested. See more Read all reviews

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