WHAT’S IT ABOUT
In 1990s Los Angeles, 13-year-old Stevie escapes his turbulent home life by hanging out with a new group of friends he meets at a local skate shop, plunging him into a world of fun, danger, and excitement
MOVIESinMO REVIEW
Let me start by saying this movie was not on my review list, BUT it was a slow week. From the start to about thirty minutes in, I was thinking about leaving because I felt so out of place just watching those (badass) kids be kids. But somewhere after the sporadic character introductions, the insane family life, and the barrage of cursing, drinking, and smoking, Mid90’s became an interesting film. As the minutes passed, it got even better. Initially, it’s a movie about a thirteen-year-old boy’s life. We see how he interacts with his mother and brother but more importantly how he is exposed to adult-themed situations via his new group of skateboarding friends. This movie is very raw in its depiction of young skaters in the nineties but has more of a “day in the life of” feel to it than a “this is the 90’s” vibe. The reason for this is because the main focus of the film is Stevie, the boy on the posters. At first glance, he’s an uncontrollable bad kid. Later on, you realize he’s just a normal (for that time period) 13-year old. There are some things Stevie was exposed to that felt rushed by real-life standards, but it’s a 90-minute movie, and you can only show so much. Besides, for the amount of trouble he got into, mixed with his young attitude, it made sense. Each of his friends was interesting enough to carry the film by themselves, and we’re told just enough about each of them to make you want to know more about all of them. Overall, Mid90’s is an interesting movie that’s worth the praise I’m sure it will receive in the coming weeks.
OUR RATING – A 90’S CUL-DE-SAC 7
MEDIA
- Genre – Dramedy
- Street date
- Digital – December 21st 2018
- DVD/Blu-Ray – January 8th 2018
- Video – 1080p
- Screen size – 1.33:1
- Sound – English DTS 5.1 Dolby Audio
- Subtitles – Spanish, English SDH
Extras
- Commentary
- Deleted scenes