Directed by:
Jim LoachScreenplay:
David ScearceCinematography:
Denson BakerComposer:
Ilan EshkeriCast:
Judy Greer, Donald Sutherland, Beau Knapp, Liana Liberato, Luke Wilson, Danielle Rose Russell, Luke Benward, Blake Cooper, Sam Keeley, Ryan Boudreau (more)VOD (1)
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During the summer of 1976, fourteen-year-old Bobby Marks (Blake Cooper), insecure and overweight, must endure another tortuous family vacation at Rumson Lake. His summer job, tending to the palatial estate of the reclusive, enigmatic and overly demanding Dr. Kahn (Donald Sutherland) is backbreaking. His parents (Judy Greer & Luke Wilson) appear on the verge of divorce; his sister Michelle (Liana Liberato) is forcing him to help conceal her clandestine rendezvous with the local pretty boy; and his best friend and kindred spirit Joanie (Danielle Rose Russell) is leaving for a month and won’t tell him why. On top of that, a crazy townie has focused his hatred of the rich “summer people” exclusively on Bobby. Over the course of this emotional rollercoaster of a summer, secrets are revealed, lessons are learned and Bobby comes to understand who he is and what makes up the true measure of a man. (Phoenix Film Festival)
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One of those typical stories about a town boy, an outsider, who goes to spend his summers to the countryside and he’s all annoyed and sad about it. However, this year he realizes that something is slowly ending and something else beginning; I don’t know why but the story itself worked well for me. The background of the American state of Rhode Island was beautiful and reminded me of those nice times by the pond close to Žďár where I spent my childhood. Donald Sutherland as a mentor was also absolutely perfect. He came up with a whole bunch of ideas and pieces of life advice which could be given only by someone who’s gone through a lot. I simply loved it. I don’t think that every teenager with a low self-esteem should watch the movie. It is more about a boy at the end of his childhood who’s beginning to be more mature and responsible... and every one of us has experienced this.
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