Review of River's Edge (1986) by Janet Maslin for The New York Times — 02 Mar 2019
Mr. Hunter has an extraordinarily clear understanding of teen-age characters, especially those who must find their own paths without much parental supervision. Though its Midwestern locale and lower socioeconomic stratum give it a different setting, River's Edge shares something with Bret Easton Ellis's Less Than Zero, a novel that is also full of directionless, drug-taking teen-age characters who are without moral moorings and left entirely to their own devices.
This is as chilling to witness as it is difficult to dramatize, if only because at their centers these lives are already so empty.
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This review of River's Edge (1986) was written by Janet Maslin and published by The New York Times on 02 March 2019.
River's Edge has generally received positive reviews.
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