This movie totally rocks it is the one movie which shows the scene for what it is. Not a nightmare of crime or squalor but an uplifting representation of the scene at the time. The movies music is one of the major selling points as it goes thorough quite a spectrum of house tunes also chucking in some drum and base which might date the movie a little bit. When the house messiah John Digweed turns up for the final set of the night the movie truly hits it peak. The acting is fine and believable. Admitedly the movie crams a lot of different house stereotypes into the mix some convincing and others not. But Im from the British scene so there could be cultural differences. Anyhow If your interested in the early house movement check this movie right out.

GROOVE (2000) ** Lola Gardini, Danny Kirkwood, Hamish Linklater, Steve Van Wormer,, Mackenzie Firgens, Rachel True, Ari Gold, Vince Riverside, Elizabeth Sun, Angelo Spizziri, Jeff Witzke, Nick Offerman, Dj Polywog, John Digwad. First time filmmaker Gregor Harrison attempts to bring the underworld of ravers in San Francisco to light a la 'American Graffiti': one endless evening into morning coming of age, mixture of oddball characters and the common thread of music interlinking them. However it falls short of that auspicious design with its ordinary and not worth reflecting upon ensemble and music that could be interchangeable at any given moment. A for effort.

Groove is another Generation X Rave-based movies. It's about an all-night rave at some abandoned warehouse. There is no real story, other than focusing in on some of the little tidbits of several of the attendees. I never really saw a movie that depicts the rave culture the way that it should be--the love and invigoration of the underground music pounding in your ears to the flash of a some pretty colored lights. You and about thirty other people jumping on the floor with nothing else on your mind but having a good time. Unfortunately, movies like Groove tend to undermine that aspect, instead concentrating on some of the most idiotic characters imaginable. Albeit the music is hot (finally not cheesy pop raves like the movie Human Traffic had), but the character themselves are highly annoying mirror images of actual rave personalities, giving you a glipmse at a culture that has produced something quite as oblivious and ridiculous as hippies were in the 60s and 70s. That's a bitterly annoying aspect of this film, people sitting around buzzed, talking about their hallucinations of absolute euphoria and being one with the universe. And in the end, after sizing up their lives so far and talking about how disappointed they are with it, they don't change anything. Aside from the vigilance of this part of the underground culture, the movie emphasizes (far too much) absolute nonsense. I think if the characters were much goofier and more willing to have fun, instead of being just a bunch of tired burnouts, then this movie could've been a lot better to watch.By the way, if it's the generation x rave movies you like to watch, give "Human Traffic," a try. It's about a bunch of friends in Britian who shake off their tired work week at a weekend of raves. It's funnier, but then again, you do wind up running into that "one with the universe" bull again.

i had really looked forward to seeing this movie. it featured a cast that was [for the most part] from my neighborhood and it was set in my town.unfortunately, i hadn't made it out in time to see it in the theater. still, everybody seemed to rave about it so i kept it on my 'to see' list. what a waste of time. it was such a waste that it made me angry i'd dedicated an evening to watching it. groove is bad, but not in a funny way. not funny at all. it seemed really outdated for the time it was made -- more like a poor representation of 1991 ravers or a 40 y.o.'s impression of a warehouse party constructed from vague details provided by a 13y.o.. the pacing was erratic, the dialog was poorly written and i couldn't have cared less about the characters.it was painful. it was embarrassing. it was painfully embarrassing. one comment from a friend sums it up: "it was made by 415 productions for chrissake, what do you expect?" touché.