All Summers End

6/10 - decent teen romance, but nothing truly special

I was expecting a sweet coming of age flick, not a dark cover-up drama. Movies like this make me glad I don't have kids. Poor Paula Malcomson who just keeps playing the suffering mother. Tragedy always follows when the teen just wants to fit in but succumbs to peer-pressure.

I love Pablo Screiber the older (Conrad) I wish he was in it a bit more although his other roles are amazing! Anyway though All Summers End is a wonderful story about a prank gone awry and (Conrad) falls in love Kaitlin Denvers character Grace which is heartwarmingly well done. Austin Abrams (Hunter) is a frustrating character to the story that I guess you could say is the villain of the film.

It reminded me of "A Walk to Remember" and "Where the Red Fern Grows." Really! I was gripped by the gentle, well I told story from moment one. This is a "put down your cell phone, you don't want to miss a moment" movies. If you don't get it or think it is trite, then you were probably the bully character Hunter.

This is a touching film that details the devastation to several young lives over the course of a guilt ridden summer. I find it very moving and I really feel for the characters.