Larry Clarks third film (after Kids and Another Day In Paradise) should come clearly labelled with a Larry Clark Warning: i.e. expect moments of shocking violence, acres of underage flesh and a complete disregard for any form of authority.
However you feel about the directors self-confessed liking for lingering shots of nude teenagers (a close-up of Bijou Phillips crotch is particularly gratuitous), he clearly has a way with young actors.
All the performances are excellent, with Renfro, Stahl and Miner who spends an inordinate amount of the film naked the stand-outs. Theres also strong support from Pitt as a barely conscious stoner who gets all the best lines.
The film is undoubtedly hard to watch at times (Stahl appears to rape everyone in the cast before they finally stand up to him), but its extremely powerful. And when Miner descends like Lady Macbeth into nutterdom, the effect is memorable and disturbing.