All Summers End

Movie style like Now & Then, Stand By Me, etc....

A very touching movie about young teens summer romance, but it had a twist I never saw coming. I won't give it away, but I will say it's worth the watch.

This isn't your typical teen movie. It has a darker and more serious tone, which makes it leagues above other fare in its genre.

Tye Sheridan stars as Conrad, a 16 y/o who on a night out with his friends takes part in a prank which has serious consequences. Conrad and his friends make some bad decisions by leaving the scene.

The remainder of the movie deals with Conrad's conscience weighing heavily on him over the decisions he made over the prank. These decisions haunt him even after he comes clean.

A good movie dealing with coming of age issues.

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.

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.

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.