Now that Sundance 2011 is firing off, one of last year’s festival films, the Ashley Greene-starring Skateland, is finally making its way to the mainstream after a year of cruising the festival circuit.
MTV has a new trailer for the film and, well, it’s definitely a coming of age movie set in the 80’s, that’s for sure. Watching this you can’t help but think that this is just a heavier Dazed and Confused complete with its very own Matthew McConaughey look alike (and set a decade later, of course). Not that it looks bad by any means, the acting looks decent and the cinematography looks stellar, it’s just not anything we haven’t seen before.
See for yourself below and decide whether or not you think it’ll be worth your time when it hits theaters in April.
Here’s the official synopsis for anyone who’s interested:
Skateland explores the rupture of charismatic Ritchie Wheeler (Shiloh Fernandez), brother and sister Brent and Michelle Burkham (Heath Freeman and Greene), and wise-cracking lady-killer Kenny Crawford's (Taylor Handley) seemingly complacent existence as they struggle with the collapse of their tumultuous home lives, the alcohol-induced idling of reckless adolescence, and the wane of their hometown hangout, the local roller rink. A story syncopated with moments of violent turbulence, of heartbreak and of new beginnings, Skateland immerses the audience in the brutal, but beautiful vastness of East Texas blue skies and the emotional claustrophobia of the bible belt. Enveloped by the brooding melodies and incendiary rock riffs of the early 80's, Skateland is a place where aging values wrestle with contemporary pop culture to create a paradoxical balance between old and new.
