Age of Summer

A warm, heart touching retro piece that will take everyone back to that special summer of their youth. Set in a quiet Cali beach town, it brings together a cast of seasoned veterans and fresh new faces that come together perfectly in their roles. The cinematography is spot on and makes you feel like you experienced the challenges of life with them. Percy Hynes White, who is truly coming into his own in so many genre, is spot on perfect in his role as Minnesota, struggling to discover who he is and fit in and he shines as a future star. Jack Ryan is the classic nerd and nails his role. Charlotte Sabina rounds out of the cast with her complex but grounded surfer girl. If you're looking for that perfect summertime movie to chill with, this is it.

I usually like these coming of age summer films, but this was a strange one. The official movie description keeps saying 1986, yet 1983 is written on the chalk board and the newspaper headline in the movie. Who makes this mistake?? Characters are shallow. Are they bulliies? are they friends? Did he cruelly abandon his nerdy friend and why? Shooting the Hawaiian guys and the Rock God, omg!! My family couldn't watch it so I had to finish it alone.

A coming of ager. There are no big moments, but a series of small ones. It's the type of movie in which any of the cast or crew might move onto bigger and better things and you'll look back and say, "yeah, I saw that coming."

The soundtrack and cinematography were really good. The story was cliched and and the narrative was poor.

This will remind everyone of their favorite summer. The movie is beautifully shot in a California beach town and in the ocean in a way that makes you feel you just spent your summer there. The story is universal. Funny and real and surprisingly emotional. The kid actors are excellent. Percy Hynes White is perfect as the kid trying to fit in. Jake Ryan is funny as a nerd. Charlotte Sabina gets her confident but complicated surfer girl character just right. I highly recommend.