This is the kind of movie that you should watch as a teenager, before you become a cynical bastard.

This is a film i missed back in the 90's -and well i didn't miss much and i don't think its even because i'm older now either. I could see right off the bat that Stevo was a poser...No shock ending here and that geezer had the audacity to slate the English :) our films about subculture stomp all over this mess....check out This is England, Quadrophenia and Northern Soul to name but a few. There was a story in there somewhere and a different approach and cast may have turned SLC Punk into a half decent movie. Shaggy as a punk just wasn't believable enough and ultimately Stevo lived up to his Dad's perception of him being a cartoon character.
I noticed the soundtrack soften up like Stevo as the film went on ...did i hear Spandau Ballet FFS :)

One bonus is Annabeth Gish looked as great as always

Such a classic. I've loved this movie since it was released, and it still holds up.
_SLC Punk_ is a drama, not a comedy. Sure, there are funny moments in it, but the story itself is serious. The best comparison I can make is to _Trainspotting_, which was released two years prior. The big difference is that _Trainspotting_ dealt with heavy subject matter from start to finish, whereas _SLC Punk_ has a few heavy moments, yet is mainly concerned with being fun.
Set in the 1980s, the story follows Stevo - played by Lillard - and his friends. We get to meet all of these colorful characters, as we weave through their day-to-day life.
The cast really is the lifeblood here; in less-capable hands, the movie would fall on its face.
Another great component is the soundtrack. What a fantastic selection of punk music from the 1980s.
So many reasons to enjoy this. If you like movies from the 1990s or if you are into punk, this is a must watch.

i quite enjoyed this. it wasnt super gripping and compelling at some points, but the further in we got the more i enjoyed it. lillard is fantastic, but that's not a surprise. theres undoubtedly immaturity in steevo and much of what we hear from him is beyond biased, but i think it adds a lot of relatability to him. hes working out who he is and realizing that with time that will change. i think i would've struggled to get through this if not for lillards performance, he really held it together for me

If movies like _Go_ and _Trainspotting_ operated as coming-of-age films rooted in 90s alternative culture, this does a similar thing for the 80s punk scene. Given that one culture evolved out of the other, they all feel somewhat similar in tone and aesthetic. Still, writer/director James Merendino has a strong vision, capturing the punk spirit through fast editing, terrific needle drops, kinetic camerawork and an IDGAF attitude pretty authentically. It also doesn't shy away from satirizing some of the more juvenile, shallow aspects of punk, which leads to a lot of (sometimes subtle) moments of dark comedy. The performances are all great and the two main characters are interestingly defined, though some arcs I found to be quite predictable. There are some other structural choices I'm not crazy about (e.g. introducing new characters 40 minutes in; writing out one of those characters 10 minutes later after a pretty elaborate set-up), but I'd say this is still pretty essential for this genre of film. Sure, it doesn't pack as much punch or depth as _This is England_, but it's a lot of fun.

7.5/10

Only seen bits and pieces of this film before. It's pretty good.

This movie is not for me. Too much talking. Non sense.

end of an age kind of film :/

Steve is pretty annoying. The poser moaning about posers. All the politics and punks ideals are so fricking cheesy and immature in this. Teen angst the movie. Unbelievable that people find this movie deep. A movie that says 'I'm an individual' yet features nothing but stereotypes in character and ideas. Most things that try to explain what punk is can be really annoying. Seems to be a vehicle in this movie to be an ass.

But it's an OK movie for what it is and I hope people find some entertainment in this. I disliked it.