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River's Edge

River's Edge

1986
Drama, Crime
1h 39m
A high school slacker kills his girlfriend and shows off her dead body to their friends. However, the friends' reaction is almost as ambiguous and perplexing as the crime itself. (imdb)

River's Edge

1986
Drama, Crime
1h 39m
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Rated 24 May 2012
84
88th
On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being crazy, and 10 being crazy, Crispin Glover scores an A+.
Rated 18 Jul 2019
65
36th
Bonkers. Basically a 90's Dazed & Confused except one of the characters murders a friend in the first minute of the movie. A close relative to Twin Peaks without the supernatural magic that made TP so great. Never go full Crispin.
Rated 16 Aug 2018
70
58th
An odd, downbeat, almost surreal yarn about dark episode in the life of some young 'uns who on a better day would be in a John Hughes or Richard Linklater flick. It feels a bit disjointed, Crispin Glover overdoes it even for him, there's a slightly unsettling intercut sex/murder scene, and there's the world's most worst twelve-year-old in it. It is compelling, however, and even though some of Glover's antics might take you out of it, it feels largely plausible. Plus Hopper is in it. Intriguing.
Rated 30 Dec 2013
86
82nd
There's a cold honesty to this movie that's refreshing to see, and is especially unexpected from an 80s movie about teenagers. More in tune with Gummo than Stand by Me, this movie paints a pretty grim picture of how teenagers' minds operate. Roebuck, Glover and Hopper make a perfect trifecta of weird, and Reeves does a commendable job as well. This is an under appreciated 80s gem.
Rated 22 Dec 2013
70
63rd
Loyalty among a group of teenage delinquents is tested when one of the guys murders one of the girls for no apparent reason. It's got a handful of strong performances from the young cast (including the always quirky Crispin Glover), but the story doesn't seem to have anything to say about its characters. Nice to see that Keanu Reeves had already perfected his "vacant stare" style of acting in such an early role, though.
Rated 02 Jan 2009
80
77th
I never thought I'd ever see anyone out-surferdude Keanu Reeves, but Crispin Glover somehow manages it.
Rated 18 Jul 2019
65
22nd
Unsettling characters, openly dark - a great combo for its deranged story. I took away ties to the ID, superego, and ego with the main guys that kept me mildly entertained.
Rated 25 Sep 2017
58
21st
It is unclear if Crispin Glover's performance attracts attention due to the fact that every other actor gives a slog of a performance (including the usually hyperactive Hopper) and he looks manic by comparison. Or is that he is just completely over doing it? In any case, he is a distraction, to say the least, which becomes grating by the conclusion. River's Edge is deeply sad, but it probably would have been much more effective with performances that were on even keel.
Rated 09 Jan 2013
80
74th
Pleasingly weird Generation X satire with a similar premise to Blue Velvet (same cinematographer too). Although the story is a little too offbeat to have a big impact, the fresh-faced yet ragged-looking young cast, plus Hopper, give the film a dynamism. Factor in the surreal black humour which has 12-year-olds driving around town armed with nunchucks, and you've got quite an original auteurist voice (Tim Hunter also directed a Twin Peaks episode). Maybe this film was too leftfield to be a hit.
Rated 15 Sep 2012
55
39th
An incredibly dark comedy-drama that I, mainly because of Glover's ridiculously over-the-top antics, ultimately cannot recommend. For the perfect depiction of warped, desensitized teenagers, go watch the similarly themed 'Bully'.
Rated 30 Jun 2012
79
73rd
The hook is brilliant - pointless life faces pointless death. Tim Hunter gets some oddball actors and aims them into trajectories that are just right. It's a great double feature with the same year's Stand By Me - stripped of the veneer of nostalgia we see only darkness in our inability to comprehend the magnitude of death.
Rated 12 Apr 2012
61
42nd
While I do enjoy being depressed, I don't always enjoy being made to be depressed.
Rated 30 Mar 2012
60
32nd
I have rarely seen a film where 95% of the characters are completely obnoxious, and you just hope they get killed as soon as possible ... is this what the film is about? The apathy we all display in spades towards our society, friends, fellow humans? If so, the casting was perfect. When you start to root for a blow up doll to be the only character that survives, you know you are watching a complete turkey. That's not to say there were not some good points and performances, but I just didnt care
Rated 26 Dec 2007
45
12th
What can you say about Crispin Glover in this?--except that you probably shouldn't act an entire film on crystal meth. At least he makes Keanu seem subdued by comparison (and actually almost good). Dennis Hopper is his usual fun self (in a lethal way of course).
Rated 24 Jan 2007
73
45th
I don't like it as much as I used to, but there are moments, most of which involve Crispin Glover being his usual insane self. Also, this is the role Keanu Reeves was born to play: a not very bright but ultimately likeable stoner. The little brother is easily the most obnoxious, beating-worthy child I've ever seen. I don't mean the actor is annoying, I mean the character is such a rotten little delinquent that you really want to see him get killed.
Rated 20 Feb 2024
75
49th
This is a dark film that has some interesting characters. Some of the characters are eccentric but most of them are troubled in some way. The script is straight forward but it works. Overall I would recommend this film.
Rated 19 Feb 2024
35
15th
Some variety of the quirky indie thing is present here, the blacker progenitor to Brick or some shit. I didn't really enjoy how overdone everything was, and I also don't much appreciate being exposed to a gang of bogun dudebros for 90 minutes if it's not funny. Could make for a good double feature with Heathers, which I'm also not a fan of. Points for a pretty good soundtrack and Dennis Hopper.
Rated 05 Sep 2022
70
57th
This is just a weird, weird mix of things. It's got some real drama and figuring out loss and how real is grief at times, really, or what should we care about, but it's laced with crazy amounts of overacting, especially from Crispin Glover, who comes up entirely comical for the duration of the entire movie. The 80's tough kiddo cringe is real with the child actors. Also, did Crispin Glover just fart when he found a body? DID HE? I don't even...
Rated 06 Jun 2022
44
43rd
worth a watch
Rated 07 May 2022
3
36th
look, i know that on some level this is moronic bullshit, but it also has dennis hopper dancing with a blow-up doll, crispin glover playing every single kevin smith character at the same time and, best of all, show no mercy-era slayer, arch-era fates warning and the fucking wipers (unfortunately not this https://cutt.ly/fG0HScR) on the soundtrack, which is far beyond the realm of dream (https://cutt.ly/1G0HesP) and makes me wonder if somewhere out there i have a twin i don't know about.
Rated 05 Jan 2022
57
48th
Among the top five creepiest movies ever made, it showcases a town of mongrel teenagers without parents or direction and a lack of concern for anything that happens around them. The first half is notably better than the second. It is quite uncomfortable to watch at times.
Rated 19 May 2021
88
89th
I was expecting a pretty depressing and detached film about teenagers that operate in a similar way, and that's what I got. But I also got a glimpse into the lives of these unsupervised teenagers, where they depressingly have a certain amount of freedom, which to me was comfy and fun to watch. The whole "teenagers just don't care!" angle initially seemed preachy, but it always centred back in on its own hopeless mood.
Rated 11 Dec 2020
60
44th
That moment when the camera zooms into a house and you see a blowup doll sitting on a couch, you just know you've arrived to Dennis Hopper's character.
Rated 18 Oct 2020
60
36th
There's an old saying that a true friend is one who will help you bury the bodies. I spent most of this film trying to decide whether I wanted Crispin Glover's character as a friend, or whether I would have told him to get lost years before. It's a nihilistic film with unsympathetic characters, and that makes it really hard to "enjoy."
Rated 10 Jun 2020
66
18th
A weird movie about apathy and lack of morals among teenagers. Young Keanu is interesting here, Dennis Hopper is also fun, but how much you will enjoy this film probably depends on this question: How DO you FEEL about Crispin GLOVER ovErAcTiNg TO THE MAX!!!?
Rated 02 Jul 2019
6
55th
Plenty to admire in this relic from the darkest end of the '80s teen movie pool, most of all Frederick Elmes' superb photography. Alas, there is also a bizarre performance by Crispin Glover that appears to have been whisked in from a manic stoner comedy. His performance, all flailing arms and frenetic line deliveries, honestly killed a little of the doom-laden mood which Hunter and co otherwise so ably sustain throughout.
Rated 22 Jun 2019
27
2nd
I really can't tell if Glover is making fun of the movie or if his performance is really this bad. If overacting is compensating for a small dick, he has 2 billion vaginas. I'm not sure what it is: The writing, the music, the editing, the acting...but this is one of the most severe cases of shitty craftsmanship I have seen in a while. It's the writing, though, as probably the biggest factor in the movie's lack of quality. Makes every single character seem like the dumbest moron who ever lived.
Rated 02 Apr 2019
50
26th
Dated youth film is commonly praised for its 'edge' and 'realism', but it's really a product of an overall climate of moral panic that swept the western world after the mid 80's and peaked in the 90's with films like Benny's Video and Kids. Unlike those films, R.E has nothing intelligent to say about the problem of youth alienation as a by-product of a general social pathology, and some of the performances are poorly judged. e.g. Glover. It has its moments, but it's wildly overpraised.
Rated 09 Aug 2018
63
34th
HHHstylejackethaha+noonebelievelol-likedeaddog+dollfuneralnotherslol+lilbrodumpeddollnowcrispindumpsgirlinwater+keanutellscops+lilbroknowssaysdeadman+getsprettybad+brogunonhim-stops+ithinkfeckkilledjohnlol+girl'sfuneral it was a 75 down to -60
Rated 16 Dec 2017
7
50th
a script like this should've turned out a better finished product, but everything just felt a little on the cheap side
Rated 04 Jul 2016
6
59th
Fuckin' Slayer.
Rated 31 Aug 2014
68
65th
Slightly above average depressing 80's film, notable for having two of the most batshit crazy people in Hollywood in it.
Rated 12 May 2012
70
26th
An interesting look at believable characters; ultimately not especially memorable, though
Rated 25 Sep 2011
87
72nd
Crazy Dennis Hopper + Crazier Crispin Glover = A strange but surprisingly accurate portrait of high school.
Rated 26 Aug 2011
50
49th
Surprisingly this didn't suck quite as bad as I expected.
Rated 31 May 2011
50
28th
I wonder if Keanu Reeves, who wasn't bad in this one, learned his shitty acting from Crispin Glover...
Rated 18 Apr 2011
60
44th
could have been better, great attributes. If you are an american high school student then this is a great film.
Rated 06 Mar 2010
50
26th
More of a teen after-school special that tries too hard to be edgy
Rated 06 Feb 2010
86
71st
Disturbing film about youth and crime with great performances from Glover, Reeves and Hopper.
Rated 28 Nov 2009
71
60th
Harrowing and gripping. Aging biker Hopper is splendid.
Rated 01 Jul 2009
100
97th
A very accurate portrayal of teens in that decade. Great acting, good real-life story, and it's all put together nicely. I love this film.
Rated 31 Mar 2007
90
86th
Sharp delineation of the moral bankruptcy of adolescence. I knew people like this when I was a teenager

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