Summer '03
Blue Fox Entertainment | Release Date: September 28, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
1
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckSep 26, 2018
There's nothing terribly new under the sun about any of what transpires. But writer-director Gleason has crafted a film that manages to be simultaneously funny, touching and sensitive. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliSep 27, 2018
There’s a sense that, in trying to add humor and cinema-friendly “touches” to her narrative, Gleason occasionally takes us too far from reality and, during those times, the movies loses its focus on the 16-year old protagonist, Jamie Winkle (Joey King). Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersSep 27, 2018
Summer ’03 bounces between plot lines and themes, shuffling through elements of better films with a lack of focus and little insight into Jamie. It never transcends its teen movie origins to become something more. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 27, 2018
While “Summer” is lightly amusing, here and there, it treads heavily on some pretty slippery ground. Gleason makes all the checkpoints that the plot passes through feel perfunctory. Read full review
30
The New York TimesTeo BugbeeSep 27, 2018
Vacant in emotion and in cinematic perspective, the movie looks back 15 years but struggles to make an impression longer than 15 minutes. Read full review
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