An inspiring and devastating documentary following a group of skater friends struggling to find a path from childhood to adulthood in a dying midwestern town. Devastating in the harsh realities these real life characters must confront about their difficult pasts. Inspiring in the sheer talent and vision of filmmaker Bing Liu, who has a remarkable ability to capture stories that at first seem so small and personal, but which end up being so grand and universal. I could provide more superlatives, but they would just be different ways to say the same thing: This is a great film.

4.5 out of 5 stars