so i wouldn't be mad at this...in fact it's more realistic to show a kid who is not good and is still hanging out. i hung out with these kids growing up and some just wanted to be down...others were the real deal.

>The one thing that really bothered me was there was no
>development of the skating of the main character Stevie. That
>kid can skate (well now at least). I feel like the story would
>have been stronger if he landed a kickflip or something near
>the end of the film or maybe skated down that hill without
>having to drag his foot on the ground. At least give him a
>shoveit. I think it would make his acceptance into the group
>more believable and not make the movie feel like it took place
>over the course of 10 days and more like a couple of months
>like he says in the film.
>