The Dirties Reviews
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October 7, 2013
Kevin Smith proclaimed this to be "the most important movie you will see all year". I certainly don't disagree with that.
freestylefreak
October 6, 2013
This is simply a movie about a couple kids with a camera. Not even funny. What a waste of my time. I'm not even going to get into why I didn't like it. I just didn't. Boring.
October 5, 2013
When their student film isn't well received and the bullying increases, Matt (played by director Matthew Johnson) and Owen (Owen Williams) decide to make a revenge fantasy in which they get payback on 'The Dirties' by killing them. The revenge flick starts off as a joke for both boys, but slowly the joking stops and the threat of real violence begins. If the only way you understand the world is through film, it's only a matter of time before reality and fiction overlap.~ FT
Matt and Owen are high school best friends and social outcasts whose only salvation and saving grace is film. They constantly quote, watch, and re-enact scenes from their favorite movies. As high schoolers, they lack a full understanding of the outside world, so they turn to film to look for solutions to the real issues they face (as maybe we all do at times, for better or worse).
When their student film isn't well received and the bullying increases, Matt (played by director Matthew Johnson) and Owen (Owen Williams) decide to make a revenge fantasy in which they get payback on 'The Dirties' by killing them. The revenge flick starts off as a joke for both boys, but slowly the joking stops and the threat of real violence begins. If the only way you understand the world is through film, it's only a matter of time before reality and fiction overlap.~ FT
October 3, 2013
I recently saw "The Dirties" and was very impressed with it. Matt Johnson wrote, directed and stars in the film and he did an excellent job. It's shot with a handheld camera which adds to the power and gives the movie a personal feel. Two high school outsiders, Matt and Owen, are making a project for class about fake-killing a group of bullies they call "the Dirties" but it quickly takes a different and horrifying turn when Matt begins to take the project too seriously. Even with the subject matter, the film has darkly humorous and even sweet moments. The very end of the film is no laughing matter though. It is heartbreaking and shows the devastating effects bullying can have on today's youth.
October 1, 2013
Just listened to Kevin Smith discussing it with the director. Sounds very interesting.
March 2, 2013
Something for the younger audience only. Very didactic, but pretty funny and outragious.
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