The Popkorn Junkie

Long story short: "Slackers" scrapes the bottom of the barrel of corny teen flicks. Not one appealing character. Flat gags with no setup. Meandering plot that's all over the map--to say the least. This is not only a bad movie, it's incompetent. Jason Schwartzman is a terrific actor, and it's a shame that he took a long break from film to take on this obnoxious role. Usually you feel sympathy for the school geek in these movies--not this time around. The film has an amazingly low supply of gross-out gags, and the few it has make crudeness look boring. How can you make a female masturbation gag fall flat? Come on! I've never been more bored with a movie in a long, long time! The real slackers are the writers, directors and producers of this lamer-than-lame teen "comedy."

-- Mike ( 1/2 out of 4 pops )

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Billy Ray ( 0 out of 4 pops )

I had extremely high hopes for this picture. "Rushmore" is one of my top ten films of all time, thanks largely to the very talented Jason Schwartzman. I was also hoping that he took such a long break from film to choose another hilarious, yet challenging role. Boy, was I wrong. He's still a great actor, but he's batting ..500 now. And, c'mon, Devon Sawa is a decent actor. I loved "Final Destination" and "Idle Hands" was cute. Michael Maronna even pops up, one of his first post "Pete & Pete" ventures. There was a great cast of young actors, combined with one of the worst and most recycled Hollywood scripts ever and some of the most distasteful humor ever. Films like "There's Something About Mary" and "Kingpin" were funny, but "Slackers" takes it to a new and more disgusting level, on the lines of "Road Trip" and "Tomcats". Could this be the worst film of the year? Yes--in a "Kung Pow" free world. But, thus far, "Slackers" is the second worst movie of the year and I can guarantee it will be on the top ten list. The only reason for seeing this film is...well...give me a few minutes.