Review of Pump Up the Volume (2001) by Scott A — 23 Aug 2013

I have wanted to see this one for as long as I can remember, and honestly have no idea what took me so long.

Slater is fantastic as the shy kid that barely speaks by day, the most important voice on radio by night. I'm not sure this film will be for everyone, as much of the film is just Slater ranting for awhile to his radio audience.

But as a teenager growing up, I remember dealing with a lot of these problems and my school was no different in that nearly all the adults didn't care about you. They just wanted you to pass their classes and get out of their sites, never offering to give a listening ear or some much needed guidance.

The music in the film is stuff I hated growing up, but have come to enjoy more as an adult.

I just wish the ending would have been stronger. Like I wanted another ten minutes to see what happened.

And Samantha Mathis in her first role is very good as well. She not only nails her part, but is not above throwing her clothes off either! :).

And Buffy fans, look for very early roles from Juliet Landau and Seth Green; Green's hair is so awful.