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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerA thoroughly winning and unexpectedly observant lark about the antics of seven Latino skateboarding pals in South-Central Los Angeles.
- 70SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirShifting his focus away from white kids seems to have done Clark good, because Wassup Rockers is the least sensationalistic, and hence the least moralistic, of his films. It's an enjoyable if haphazard picaresque.
- 63New York PostNew York PostCould have been a spiky culture clash. When it tries to shock us with its alleged realism, though, it is entirely a bore.
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenHowever you respond to Wassup Rockers, it is completely alive, unlike any number of teenage Hollywood movies with their stale formulas and second-hand puerility. And that's mostly to the good.
- 58The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayIt may be truer to the lives of his amateur cast to watch them engage in mumbly, inarticulate conversations between rounds of failed skate tricks, but it isn't especially cinematic.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliWassup Rockers is amateurish, but without the redeeming qualities found in "Kids" and "Bully."
- 50Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanLarry Clark's latest finds the grizzled shock-meister in a thoughtful mode and a mellow mood.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckUltimately more laughable than illuminating, at times approaching a level of camp commensurate with John Waters.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanSome moments of off-the-cuff beauty aren't enough to mask the creepy heart of Larry Clark's latest look at outcast kids.
- 38TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxIt's hard to believe this shoddy, dishonest mess is Clark's sixth feature film, and not the unpromising debut of a rank amateur.