Great writing, original story, great acting, definitely a must see. Very smart and entertaining.

Some good scenes and plot twists, but hard to recommend.

A cool little movie.

Perhaps this is what adult movie-goers want to think about teenagers, but this is SO far from reality. Good enough, I suppose, if you are looking for something artsy.

It is worth a watch. An unconventional approach to the coming of age story, Slash is a relatively fun and awkward addition to the overcrowded genre.

something crazy could have happened at the end but i couldnt finish this, felt like a disney channel movie

What a sweet, unexpected treat! Highly recommedned!

Great movie about normal abnormals. Nothing trite here. Brave and unique. Definitely recommend!

one of the best depictions ever seen of what teenage insecurities (sexual and other) really feel and look like

Interesting. Lots of cringy moments, but they move past them quickly. It has an original and realistic feel.

SLASH: A great coming of age film for kids in the modern age. As a father of 4 kids that are heavily into anime, cosplaying and the convention scene, SLASH is an open minded view at what many kids today are thinking and feeling in the digital age. The story is realistic with very solid performances by all of the actors in the film, Clay Liford did a great job creating and directing this freshly original tale!

'Slash' is a really smart, funny engaging coming of age comedy written and directed by relative newcomer Clay Liford. This movie rings true and authentic. I love this way this is shot, tight and personal. You feel the emotion with the characters and you feel your limits being pushed. It's worth the time, but not made for any younger than 15. Final Score 8.2/10

I liked the premise but it felt off. I enjoyed the two main characters and their chemistry felt authentic

The world of slash fan-fiction is easy to make fun of. Pairing up favorite (usually male) characters and writing stories that feature them having sex has been around for decades, thought to first appear in the 70s with Kirk/Spock, can lead to often hilariously awful stories. I suggest you check out "Fan Fiction Fridays" from now-dead but still-up site TheRobotsVoice.com (Formerly Toplessrobot.com) for some amazing examples of awful hilarity. One wonders, "who the hell writes this stuff?" The answer, for SLASH, at least, is our lead characters: high schoolers Neil and Julia. Despite the distain that can be given to slash-fiction, this is not an excuse to make fun of the genre and those who write for it; although tongue is firmly placed in cheek (and other places) in the treatment of the genre in filmed segments acting out portions of Neil's stories. Instead, SLASH is a character-study of Neil and Julia; two lost teenagers trying to find themselves and their place. Neil lives in an introverted bubble, keeping his writing and his budding sexual desires to the edges of his high school social stratum; Hannah is an outcast unable to find connections within her home so she takes the identity of whomever she is spending time with. How Neil and Julia connect and learn about themselves in the process is the core of the story. That may sound cliché, but the way Liford goes through the story is refreshing. In most cases, Julia is a manic-pixie-dream-girl who makes Neil see the beauty of life; never changing herself though a relationship. This isn't a comedy/drama about relationships. The most refreshing alteration is the aspect of their relationship and friendship. Neil is unsure of who he is sexually, straight, gay, bi; something. He doesn't know and the film doesn't' inform him or force him to make a decision. Julia isn't there to drive him to the answer as she's trying to figure out her own life as well. As Neil and Julia, Michael Johnson and Hannah Marks are fantastic in their portrayals of the confusion of adolescence. However, as strong as this begins - the film loses it's focus and forward motion in the 3rd act at a ComicCon. It feels like a different movie, motivations and actions change, the characters seem to regress in their growth, and the plot becomes unraveled. At the Q/A after the feature, Liford said the con footage was filmed first. It seems to me the film didn't solidify into what is really is until the filming of the first two acts - particularly in the chemistry between the leads; and then was saddled with a 3rd act that no longer matches the first two. It's a shame of the stumble at the end, the first two acts are very strong. Still, recommended B+ from http://www.ageeknamedbob.com/#!siff-2016/wiq67