river edge be more than just the story of a murder . it an indictment of the wave of apathy that have plague pocket of youth for decade now . our main character be a group of what my high school would have refer to a stoner . one of them just decide to strangle his girlfriend because she apparently have the nerve to talk sht to him . this dangerous young man play by daniel roebuck have an intensity that will startle you . he take the other kid in the group out to show them his girlfriend body and and strangely enough and nobody seem really freak out about it . the balance of the film punctuate the desperate circumstance in which these people live and and how guilt be eventually able to worm it way inside even these apathetic kid . river edge be certainly not condone or champion the behavior of it character . we clearly see the danger present by such unchecked apathy and have only the desire to get drunk or high . we be show the dysfunctional home live these kid have and and perhaps this be mean to explain their awful behavior . but could it only be unstable home that lead to this type of destructive living . crispin glover be his usual whack out self . he drive around town in a state of complete paranoia after the murder . he try to sympathize with why his friend have to commit the crime and but clearly he do not understand what could have make the young man do it . dennis hopper play an old man these kid get their dope from . though he be certainly a rebellious figure and he can not relate to the apathy and rage of the young generation . witness his confused reaction a roebuck describe how kill his girlfriend make him feel . as wild a hopper character be and even he know this young man should not be walk the face of the earth . what will you think of these kid . well and there be really no way to like their character . some be less despicable than others and but you can not help either hat or feel sorry for them . twenty year later and there be still an apathy alive and well in a great many young people out there . when do these kid get lose . what make so many of them want to act anti social . this film and and the question it pose about teenager will stick with you for a while . that a fact . positive star . the hound .