Fresh
A film with some engaging performances and a swell soundtrack whose biggest problem is that it wants to be "Dazed and Confused" when it grows up.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Skateland
It was a time when life was easy...in a place they thought would never change.
2011 · 1h 38m · PG-13
Drama
Directed by
Anthony Burns
Overview
In the early 1980s, in small-town Texas, dramatic events force a 19-year-old skating rink manager to look at his life in a very new way.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Like so many other films set in the Reagan era, Anthony Burns' directorial debut fails to acknowledge the lingering and pervasive angst that shaped anyone growing up in the late Cold War.
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
Indifferently acted, written and directed, the oft soporific "Skateland" is beautifully photographed and boasts a greatest-hits soundtrack, as well as some spot-on art direction.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten
Though noticeably lacking in originality, Anthony Burns' low-key directorial debut skates by on the charms of its hazy wistfulness and a likable cast.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Fresh
Anthony Burns's sweetly nostalgic re-creation of small-town Texas in the early 1980s.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
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