Quartile rating: 7/10 · 1 rating
When six teenage boys came together as a skateboarding team in the 1980s, they reinvented not only their chosen sport but themselves too – as they evolved from insecure outsiders to the most influential athletes in the field.
A deeply compelling documentary about the Bones Brigade's transformative impact on skateboarding culture in the 1980s. The novelty is high because this is a singular story about a genuinely revolutionary moment in sport and youth culture, told with rare emotional authenticity. Acting is rated lower as it's a documentary with talking-head interviews rather than performances. The cinematography blends archival footage effectively but isn't visually exceptional. The narrative arc is engaging and emotionally resonant, though the ending follows a fairly conventional documentary resolution. Overall a must-see for skateboarding enthusiasts and a genuinely moving portrait of outsider culture.