river edge be one of the most disturbing film of 1986 and and for a year that also saw blue velvet and you know thats say something . view today it lose little of it power and remain much good than the overrated kid . the preview for kid play it up to be an expose of the deterioration of the nation youth . in reality and it be little more than an exploitation film base mostly around shock value . river edge be promote a a teen exploitation flick but be in actuality much well . the only time it go from be disturb to distasteful be the constant image of the dead nude body . outside of that and the film be think provoke and and for all it minor flaw and quite realistic . keanu reef and know for be a particularly wooden performer and give his best performance a a burn out teenager . ione skye be equally sympathetic and likable . dennis hopper ( on the comeback trail with this and blue velvet and and hoosier ) give a great performance a the creepy yet pathetic hippie generation leftover . crispin glover and while always entertain to watch and seem a bit out of place a the manic stoner and leader of the group . the best performance however be definitely daniel roebuck . a the murderer john and roebuck be frighteningly emotionless . it a shame he do not become a big star a he a much good actor than reef . the film be overall fantastic and dare . don not mistake this for another lame john hughes clichéd high school flick such a the breakfast club . this be a shock piece of nihilism that resonate with the viewer . fan of this movie be advise to check out a canadian film from 1981 call out of the blue and direct by dennis hopper . it another shockingly bleak examination of the generation gap and and despite it obscurity and may have be an influence on river edge . ( positive ) .