I for one loved this film. I bought the DVD (which has wonderful commentary by the director and Matthew Lillard) and was very pleased with it. I rented it because a friend of mine recommended it to me. I was blown away. Stevo (main character) and his outlook on life are truly his own. Listening to the commentary, I understood it even more. Stevo has just been through four years of pre-law. His best friend Heroin Bob (named so not because he does the drug, but because of his fear of needles) are living in Salt Lake City in 1985. They don't know where their lives are going, and have decided to take this post-college time for one thing: nothing. They want nothing other than to goof off and have a good time. But its not what its cracked up to be, as Stevo slowly finds out.
The writing is excellent, the characters are funny and interesting. Mike, the nerd-looking punk, the most hardcore of them all. Mark, the german whose family was killed in a plane crash when he was five and now lives off the insurance money. Trish, the "Bohemian Moon-Goddess" and Bob's love interest. The story moves great with satirical comment and insight from Stevo. In the end, he learns things he never thought he would, things that will forever change him from what he used to be.
The acting is superb, especially from Lillard, and the tragedy scene at the end gets me every time (VERY emotional). I can't say enough about it. The acid-taking sequence is one of the most true-to-life portrayals of the drug. I was very impressed. Highly recommended!
The writing is excellent, the characters are funny and interesting. Mike, the nerd-looking punk, the most hardcore of them all. Mark, the german whose family was killed in a plane crash when he was five and now lives off the insurance money. Trish, the "Bohemian Moon-Goddess" and Bob's love interest. The story moves great with satirical comment and insight from Stevo. In the end, he learns things he never thought he would, things that will forever change him from what he used to be.
The acting is superb, especially from Lillard, and the tragedy scene at the end gets me every time (VERY emotional). I can't say enough about it. The acid-taking sequence is one of the most true-to-life portrayals of the drug. I was very impressed. Highly recommended!