In the Summers
Music Box Films | Release Date: September 20, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
83
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Los Angeles TimesTim GriersonSep 20, 2024
It is a testament to this deeply moving film that Lacorazza has laid bare her own complicated feelings about her father while acknowledging that, as shown in a silently shattering final scene, sometimes words fail. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangFeb 12, 2024
Coming-of-age dramas may be a dime a dozen at Sundance, but one this tender and truthful can make an entire subgenre feel shimmeringly new. Read full review
90
VarietyCarlos AguilarJan 26, 2024
In the Summers is the type of personal, confidently executed first outing that should hopefully put the filmmaker on an auspicious track to produce other keenly humanist work. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comIsaac Feldberg Sep 20, 2024
In Lacorazza’s hands, the film becomes less about individual memories of a fraught childhood than their gradual accumulation; it’s not slice-of-life but rather summation-of-self, for all three protagonists. Read full review
83
The PlaylistGregory EllwoodJan 26, 2024
Lacorazza Samudio has pulled off a splendid feature directorial debut. Inspired by events in her own life and a sparse 90 minutes, the screenplay is layered but tight. The emotional beats are purposeful and not forced. There is a nuance and authenticity to the entire endeavor that is genuinely refreshing. Read full review
80
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergSep 19, 2024
Lacorazza’s deftness with actors, feel for the setting and aesthetic decisions — shooting in the snapshot-like 1.66-to-1 aspect ratio, or leaving the characters’ Spanish without subtitles — help the drama ring true. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeJan 26, 2024
The feature is a visual poem, an enveloping four-stanza ode to experiences shared by a man and his daughters. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsSep 27, 2024
A lot happens, some of it life-changing, some of it heartrending, parts of it (in story terms) a bit rushed or on-the-nose. The actors, unerringly well-cast, more or less take care of those last parts. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineChuck BowenMar 8, 2024
One of the film’s great strengths resides in Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio’s confidence in her details to speak for themselves, without the need of plot gimmickry. Read full review
75
IndieWireEsther ZuckermanJan 26, 2024
In the Summers is brimming full of its characters’ internal aches rendered elegantly across time. Read full review
70
Screen RantPatrice WitherspoonFeb 2, 2024
Thanks to phenomenal camera work and partnership with cinematographer Alejandro Mejía, In the Summers is elevated by an impressive experience both emotionally and visually. Read full review
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