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'Wassup Rockers' veers from realism to farce
by John DeFore

"Wassup Rockers," the latest in Larry Clark's run of sexually frank youth films that started with "Kids," is two movies in one: the first intimate and fresh, the latter broad and mocking. The first is promising enough that when things slide into increasingly silly satire, it feels like a betrayal. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
Instead of conforming to their neighborhood's hip-hop culture, a group of South Central teens rides skateboards and listens to punk rock. Constantly harassed, they take buses to Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and Hollywood, where they skate and catch the attention of the local rich girls, inevitably leading to trouble with parents, police and boyfriends.

FILM FACTS ...

First Look Pictures

'Wassup Rockers'

Director: Larry Clark
Starring: Jonathan Velasquez, Francisco Pedrasa, Milton Velasquez, Usvaldo Panameno, Laura Cellner
Run time: 91 minutes
Release date: June 23, 2006
Rating: R for pervasive language, some violence, sexual content and teen drinking.

On the web
Official movie site

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READ THE REVIEW

Austin American-Statesman: 2 of 5 stars
"You wish you could skip past the director's version of this stuff, go back to the kids' living room, and hear them put their spin on the day's events instead."