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Absolutely Brilliant!

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

I don't think people really understand why I love this movie. It's because not only does it have an all around great cast, story, and soundtrack, but it speaks to me. It made me think about my future, and how I too will change as time goes on. I learn so much about not only the punk fad of the 70's and 80's, but I also see the bonding of two long time friends, what it means to be a punk, and how who you were anywhere from a couple of years ago, to just yesterday, has changed. This is really the first coming of age film I've seen where it tackles how hard it is to be different in a society that just wants you to be "normal" if there is such a word, and that you will find who you really are comfortable with at any point in your life. That is why I love this film as much as I do.

The movie was made in 1998 and somehow I missed it then because of my other commitments, but when I found it on Netflix last night I immediately put into instant queue and watched it with my wife the same evening.I became a hard core punk rocker around 75 or 76 when I first heard of Iggy Pop and the Stooges and Television. At first I was like Bob, Mohawk and all. I did it for 2 reasons, to fit in with my new found friends but more importantly to tick off my dad. I was only around 16 at the time and rebellious.Couple of years later I became more like Steve, full head of hair but colored different ways whenever the mood struck.We attended many clubs in Chicago to see some great and not so great bands. We also got to see some bands in bigger venues as well as the Sex Pistols in Houston in 78 (well, for about 3-4 songs anyways) as we got chased by the cowboys after a fight broke out between the band and the cowboys. Anyways I know what I'm talking about and this movie showed some strong accuracy.I only give it 8 stars because I thought the soundtrack could have been better and there were some issues with continuity.Other than that I highly recommend this small flick and guarantee you won't be bored. Most actors were great. It pretty much stayed true to what the punk scene was all about back then, just like "Hooligans" is pretty much true dealing with the football hooliganism in the UK. It made me wish I was that age again and had another chance to relive that period of my life. It was fun and exciting time.

The Holy Trinity of punk movies are Sid and Nancy, Suburbia and SLC Punk! and out of the three I think SLC is by far the best.I'll avoid reviewing the movie of its cinematic qualities as there are many people on IMDb who are far more qualified to do that.What I am somewhat qualified to judge is the accuracy of the film's depiction of "scene life". Fully admitting that I'm far too young to have experienced punk in the 80s (I'm 23) and that I live in a large East Coast city (so quite distanced from the cultural isolation depicted in Salt Lake) I do think I can make some legitimate comments and criticisms.The film did touch on the high schoolesque social politics aspect of the punk scene somewhat (Steve-Os initial relationship and his reaction to its dissolution) but not nearly enough to convey any real accuracy. This may have been done to make the movie more entertaining, as whether or not kids have a mohawk ultimately does not make their "who's-banging-who" love triangles any more interesting. However, they're actually a huge part of the scene and reflect some fundamental realities about any kind of underground subculture. That reality being that most kids in the punk scene are basically just trying to create the social systems for themselves that everyone else takes for granted.The DIY ethic that's the very core of punk rock doesn't just apply to producing your own albums, running your own venues and sewing your own clothes. It's also about making your own social scene composed of people that YOU want to be around and that YOU feel comfortable with, rather then the peers and co-workers you've been assigned by school and work.So social cliques in the punk scene aren't merely spikey haired replicas of normal high school cliques. Rather, they're ersatz families created by people who have been drawn together by a common force in their lives, rather then just having grown up in the same neighborhoods or having gone to the same schools as in more typical social development.So ultimately what punk is really about, more then the ideology, style or even music is the relationships formed between kids in the scene. And outside of Steve-O and Heroin Bob's relationship, I didn't see much of that.

By watching the movie,what I don't do often,I found myself...I realized that it's not all about school,than job,and useless death...The good thing is that the Nazi scum was shoved in a bad light!I looked the film at least ten times,and every time I was full so emotions (I don't like emotions but hate and anger in often)..I cried like a baby at the end,as much HC as I am...strong and pretty true movie.. x\ (S L C P u n k ! ! !) I would like to find more movies like this...and I was disappointed when I researched about actors in the movie..BOB IS Jesus!!!I was telling everyone to see this film,even bought it to them as gifts and all...and,yes,I'm from Bosnia,and here are punks to!!! :)