Lords of Dogtown Reviews



  • Lords of Dogtown
    • Genre : Action, Drama
    • Release Date :
    • MPAA Rating : PG-13
    • Duration : 107 minute(s)
    • Production Budget : 25
    • Studio : Columbia Pictures
    • Official Site : http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/lordsofdogtown/index.html
    • Reviews Rate
      Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.

    • Readers Rate
      4 of 5

Movie Reviews

  • Watchable enough
    3 of 5 by Scott Weinberg [EFilmCritic ]
  • The film has plenty of authenticity and visual stimulation...The problem is that none of the Z-boys are all that terribly interesting
    2 of 4 by Kevin Allison [Premiere Magazine ]
  • takes a surprisingly gritty approach that gives the material some gravitas but also robs it of some of its fun
    by Frank Scheck [The Hollywood Reporter ]
  • seems to omit some key chapters, fails to pepper the action with insight and assumes a familiarity with minor players
    2.5 of 4 by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ]
  • rich in local color and period authenticity
    2.5 of 4 by DUANE DUDEK [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ]
  • rare in its grit and authenticity, that also strives for the mythical youth-rebel excitement
    5 of 5 by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly ]
  • miserable screen entertainment
    1.5 of 4 by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ]
  • Lords of Dogtown will have limited interest for those who exist outside of the skateboarding community.
    2 of 4 by James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]
  • Lords Of Dogtown is true to its roots, and a pure buzz.
    4 of 5 by Jim Slotek [Jam! Movies ]
  • Gritty, exciting, sexy and refreshingly, honestly '70s,...one of the most thrilling pictures to be released in years.
    3.5 of 4 by Kim Morgan [Reel ]
  • closer to Jonathan Kaplan's gritty suburban meltdown Over the Edge
    3.5 of 4 by Marc Savlov [Austin Chronicle ]
  • an interesting look at the start of an ever increasingly more popular part of American youth culture
    7 of 10 by Joshua Starnes [Comingsoon ]
  • a tormented dramatization
    1.5 of 4 by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News ]
  • a bold effort and missed opportunity with only a few engaging aspects
    3 of 5 by Ron Henriques [Latino Review ]
  • 5 of 10 Reviewed by Jeffrey Chen [Window to the Movies ]
  • 4.5 of 5 Reviewed by Chris Vognar [The Dallas Morning News ]
  • 4 of 5 Reviewed by Annlee Ellingson [Boxoffice Magazine ]
  • 3.5 of 5 Reviewed by Nicholas Schager [Filmcritic ]
  • 3.5 of 5 Reviewed by Michael Senft [The Arizona Republic ]
  • 3 of 4 Reviewed by James Kendrick [Q Network Film Desk ]
  • 3 of 4 Reviewed by Tom Meek [The Boston Phoenix ]
  • 3 of 5 Reviewed by [The Movie Chicks ]
  • 3 of 5 Reviewed by Lew Irwin [ShowBIZ Data ]
  • 3 of 4 Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone ]
  • 3 of 5 Reviewed by Vince Leo [Qwipster's Movie Reviews ]
  • 2.5 of 4 Reviewed by Amy Biancolli [Houston Chronicle ]
  • 2.5 of 5 Reviewed by Jeff Farance [The Daytona Beach News-Journal ]
  • 2.5 of 4 Reviewed by Daniel Fienberg [Zap2it ]
  • 2.5 of 5 Reviewed by Sean O'Connell [Flipside Movie Emporium ]
  • 2.5 of 4 Reviewed by Glenn Whipp [L.A. Daily News ]
  • 2.5 of 4 Reviewed by Sara M. Fetters [MovieFreak ]
  • 2.5 of 4 Reviewed by Kit Bowen [Hollywood ]
  • 2.5 of 5 Reviewed by Rebecca Murray [About ]
  • 2 of 4 Reviewed by Allison Benedikt [Chicago Tribune ]
  • 2 of 4 Reviewed by [SPLICEDwire: Film Reviews, News & Interviews ]
  • 2 of 4 Reviewed by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press ]
  • 2 of 4 Reviewed by Daniel Neman [Richmond Times-Dispatch ]
  • 1.5 of 4 Reviewed by Walter Chaw [Film Freak Central ]
  • 1 of 5 Reviewed by Deanna McFadden [Chart Magazine ]
  • 1 of 5 Reviewed by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette ]
  • Reviewed by Stephanie Zacharek [Salon (Stephanie Zacharek) ]
  • Reviewed by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine ]
  • Reviewed by John Urbancich [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland ]

Reader's Reviews

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