Saturday, May 18, 2024

Movie review - "Suburbia" (1983) *** (warning: spoilers)

 Starts with a toddler being mauled to death by a dog. Ends with a small kid being killed bu a hit and run.

Amateur actors. Realism. Feels like a British film with its down beat nature, amateur cast. Not just runaway kids but also the actors who play cops, local rednecks, parents. Sometimes hard to tell people apart. Los Angeles looks dingy.

A remarkable work in a way. Uncompromising. There's a rape and some nudity and robbery - but it does jazz things up. Gets more out of it than just without.

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