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Lords of Dogtown (2005)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Production Photos Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites Recommendations Sign in to receive personalized recommendations. Sign In Or  Sign Up   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B- Source Brief Review Grade* Atlanta Journal-Constitution Bob Townsend "...much of the drama gets wiped out in a wandering confusion of characters, dates and places." more... C+ Boston Globe Wesley Morris "The movie is like a daydream, and it's most infectious when the characters are in motion or misbehaving, which is often." more... B   Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert "Not only is there no need for this movie, but its weaknesses underline the strength of the doc." more... C   Chicago Tribune Allison Benedikt "Hirsch's brooding performance is the only one to live up to Hardwicke's serious vision..." more... C   E! Online "...turns an inspiring true story of how local kids changed the skateboarding world into a hollow fluff piece." more... C+ Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman "Lords of Dogtown is a docudrama, rare in its grit and authenticity..." more... A   filmcritic.com Nicholas Schager "...the film's shortcomings are overshadowed by its unaffectedly rowdy cast." more... B   Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck "...Lords of Dogtown takes a surprisingly gritty approach that gives the material some gravitas but also robs it of some of its fun." more... B- New York Post Kyle Smith "As she did in Thirteen, (director) Hardwicke likes to pound a single note." more... C+ New York Times A.O. Scott "...Lords of Dogtown, from start to finish, is pretty much a blast." more... B+ ReelViews James Berardinelli "Dramatically, Lords of Dogtown is inert." more... C   Rolling Stone Peter Travers "Heath Ledger is flamboyantly funny and alive..." more... B   San Francisco Chronicle Peter Hartlaub "...solid entertainment about a group of underdogs who introduced the world to a new kind of art." more... B   Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker "Catherine Hardwicke...directs with an always-in-motion handheld camera..." more... B- USA Today Mike Clark "...the skating scenes are their own reward..." more... B   * Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)