Such a frustrating disappointment

Good idea lost in the noise

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

At age 13, skateboarder Ryan Sheckler was a novelty when he beat Eric Koston on the street course at X-Games. But at age 18, he's a just another painfully dull teenage celebrity. The relationship with his parents appears to exist purely as business deals and his friends look like a carefully selected entourage of trust fund babies. Skateboarding, in fact, has become an aside. Assuring audiences that he's trying to live life as the normal teenager despite circumstances (a stupid comment to make once releases are signed to allow the superficial voyeurism to begin with), Life of Ryan is your typically scripted "unscripted" Reality-TV show where otherwise idiotic teenage drama is milked for all its worth. Even Ryan's friends (including fellow skateboarders) look increasingly bored of the nauseating discussion of girlfriends and divorce. It's all Ryan all the time.

I've seen little bits and pieces of this crap reality show while channel-changing, and the first thing that struck me was how dull it is. The buffoons at MTV must be running out of ideas. An all-American "Sk8er Boi" is the focus of attention but he never has anything interesting to say. He is just a dumb (i.e. typical) 21st century kid, utterly clueless about everything, without the necessary charisma or sense of humour to keep anyone's attention. Anyone's, except those teeny-boppers who probably made sure this crap didn't die an instant death with very low ratings. The less said about his idiotic mother, the better... The father also serves as a major clue as to why Ryan turned out to be such a bright cookie; he looks like an out-of-shape WWF wrestler. Ryan's narration is comically stilted, very fake-sounding, as if he were reading off a paper - someone else's text! It also sounds as if he is addressing the mentally-challenged and 3 year-olds. The obvious acting in front of the cameras doesn't help either. I'd be surprised if this snooze-fest is/was given a second season. Who cares whether Ryan sells the house or not? What high drama...There should be an extensive survey/study of skaters' IQs. The results would be predictable, but I'd love to find out just how low...

this guy has a life to kill for,I'v watched every episode and was stoked when i seen season one previews and was stoked but soon was sadly let down.All this guy does is complain about how bad his life is and how no girls will date him,well for those of you who have not been the dew action tour let me clue you in,every girl at these events is in love with him and wait at his hotel for him,now I'm sure 95% of these girls are not dating material but for him to say he cant find a girl couldn't be further from the truth.Hes buying a house at 18 that most of us could never afford,he has a range rover and several other cars,but yet he still finds stuff to complain about,now i know money doesn't buy happiness but it sure helps,bottom line is this show either portrays Ryan in a bad light through editing or this guy is what we see on TV an ungrateful spoiled brat,p.s.the show has already jumped the shark.

'Life of Ryan' is a show that fits into MTV's line-up of 'reality' shows. The show follows Ryan, a 17 year old skateboarder as he competes and lives out his life. I admit, when it's on TV, I find myself watching it- but mostly for comic relief. In the handful of episodes that I've watched, Ryan has complained, whined, and defied his parents. Like many kids in America, Ryan has divorced parents- but rather than become a role model for his younger brothers on how to deal with the situation, he plays dramatics whenever his clash in the slightest. There hasn't been an episode yet where Ryan hasn't mentioned his parents divorce at least three times. I understand it's a big deal, but the way he talks about and complains about it makes it into a bigger deal than it is. Next, he whines about him not being able to find a girl for him, but it's clear that the only reason he can't is because of his infatuation of Taylor, his best friend's girlfriend. Ryan- you're rich, you have a loving family, and you two brothers that look up to you. Stop complaining about the little things. There are people in life a lot worse off than you.