Unlike Stacy Peralta's romantically nostalgic '70s skate-umentary Dogtown & Z Boys, Stickler delves into the dirty details, even showing the decomposed remains of his victim.

Tells a fascinating and very sad story ... and gives us lots of cool skateboard action along the way

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Picks up the history of skateboarding where Stacy Peralta's Dogtown and Z-Boys leaves off.

Stickler has to be resourceful to tell this tale, and her storytelling methods are competent.

A fascinating study of the '80s not merely captivated by leg warmers and shoulder pads, but by the tenor of our cultural obsessions at the time.

Packed to the rafters with fine old competition footage and clips from Vision's wildly popular skateboarding videos, but it's Gator’s imprisoned voice ... that lends the film its most tragic overtones.

Engrossing and unusual.

[Stickler] does such a fine job of depicting the skill and thrill of skateboarding, she also helps us understand that Gator's downfall really came about because he hit the top of his sport at the exact moment it was about to change into something else.