Clark has an eye for kids, no pun intended. But his portrayals are often so racy and exploitative for most of today's youth, that the viewer can sometimes get confused with what of the content is based on reality and what is just Clark's semi-perverted imagination. Wassup Rockers is a mind-numbing stream of consciousness story about Mexican kids who dress like punk rockers(tight jeans, uncut hair), live in south central Los Angeles, and skate Beverly Hills/Hollywood for kicks. Their misadventures include getting funky with white girls, crashing a rich hipster party, and getting shot by Charlton Heston. Gee, sounds like some sort of counter-culture masterpiece right? Well, not quite. Of course, like other Clark movies, the kids aren't actors; they don't act. Most of them just kind of take up space. The worst part is the 10 minute long improv conversation between Kiko and one of the white girls in her bedroom. At best, it could be compared to a schoolroom skit on "diversity", but not convincing movie material in the least. The rest of the movie is just awkward and disorienting. Though I thought it god awful, I couldn't help but laugh hysterically at the completely accurate portrayals of wealthy hipster kids. Go see Wassup Rockers if you love skate montages and made-on-the-spot "hardcore punk" songs. The majority of the movie is said scenes. If you're not a fan, however, don't waste the 8 dollars.
Review of Wassup Rockers
