Bryn Roar’s review published on Letterboxd:
Watching the raw unfiltered talent of Giovanni Ribisi and Steve Zahn on Display for 90 minutes is a reminder of what acting is all about. The energy is insane and the timing is ridiculously spot on. Zahn rattling off his lines while spastically bouncing off the concrete walls of the local Quick-E Mart. Ribisi trying to make some sense of the world and his place in it. Those two together are the essence of organic acting. Slipping effortlessly into the skin of their characters and making each line seem completely natural. Maybe Zahn would have been taken more seriously if he hadn't gotten so typecast for these kinds of manic roles later on. While Ribisi seems to play the same mentally constipated character ever since as well. Too bad, cause their abilities aren't limited to these kinds of roles. The rest of the cast of SubUrbia suffers by comparison and so does the movie in my opinion. But Linklater does know a thing or two about disaffected youths and this particular world they dwell in. I love the opening shots of the suburban landscape, played to the song A Town Without Pity in the background. The constant renewal and decay on display. Weedy lots and lush lawns often side by side. Not my favorite of Linklater films, but one I like to return to now and again to witness Ribisi and Zahn at the zenith of their youth. Can you believe this movie is almost thirty years old? Time sucks.
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