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Stolen Summer
2003
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Stolen Summer
Positive Reviews
14
Negative reviews
12
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2.6
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2.8
But absence of irony isnt enough to get into feature film heaven.
EW
3.8
A delightful surprise because despite all the backstage drama, this is a movie that tells stories that work is charming, is moving, is funny and looks ..
Rogerebert
4.4
Petes screenplay manages to find that real natural, even flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish.
E Film Critic
1.3
It would be a mildly lovely thing to be able to say the movie isnt bad.
San Francisco Chronicle
1.8
Contrived, maudlin and cliche ridden...if this sappy script was the best the contest received, those rejected must have been astronomically bad.
One Guys Opinion
4.5
A sweet story appropriate for the whole family, though it feels a bit like an after school special.
Usa Today
3.1
The presence of some amazing actors (like Quinn and Pollak) certainly doesnt hurt, either.
Reel Film Reviews
4.2
He wants to go to heaven and doesnt understand the contradictory dogmas any better than Peter does.
Eric Ds Nider
4.5
Stolen Summer is an accomplished and handsome production worthy of many big screen playdates.
Film Journal International ..
1.5
The Mormons call him Elder, which isnt supposed to be funny but is, cuz Groberg is about 12 years old okay, hes 19, but still.
3.8
If you ignore the stilted adult performances, Stolen Summer is a persuasive portrayal of boyhood friendship.
Toronto Star
1.8
The background and conditions under which this film (part of HBOs Proejct Greenlight) was produced and documented (with step by step accuracy, humor, ..
Emanuellevy
1.5
Despite all the flaws, plot holes, and continuity screw ups, this was an enjoyable and sweet movie with a cute story.
Cinema Crazed
1.5
It has the wide, winsome, dont hurt me eyes of a Walter Keane painting. Unfortunately, though, it isnt very good.
Salon
3.5
Jones has delivered a solidly entertaining and moving family drama.
Flim Threet
2.5
While Roger Michells film does indeed take a bad detour in its home stretch, it is on the whole a brisk and absorbing morality play.
Mr Brown Movies
0.0
Watching Stolen Summer makes one question the entire Project Greenlight process, starting with the notion that anyone off the street is fit to write a ..
Calendar Live
2.5
It plays like a big budget, after school special with a generous cast, who at times lift the material from its well meaning clunkiness.
Seattle Pi
3.1
I mention this only because apparently Miramax doesnt believe the movie can stand on its own.
Spliced Wire
3.0
Jones has tackled a meaty subject and drawn engaging characters while peppering the pages with memorable zingers.
Boxoffice Magazine
1.5
A period story about a Catholic boy who tries to help a Jewish friend get into heaven by sending the audience straight to hell.
La Weekly
3.1
The central character Pete often speaks a mouthful for a kid, but hes not intended to be average.
Ross Anthony
2.2
Nearly all the fundamentals you take for granted in most films are mishandled here.
Guide Live
2.5
As a movie, it never seems fresh and vital. It never plays as dramatic even when dramatic things happen to people. It labours as storytelling.
Jam! Movies
3.0
The behind the scenes series is more interesting than the resulting movie, but its still worth taking a look.
TheMovieChicks.com
1.0
Debut effort by Project Greenlight winner is sappy and amateurish.
Net Flix
2.5
Ultimately ... the movie is too heady for children, and too preachy for adults.
Citysearch
1.9
The kids often appear to be reading the lines and are incapable of conveying any emotion.
Miami Herald
2.2
The best you can say about it is its so uninspired, it barely gives one pause when considering some of the other dreck out there right now.
3.5
A sweet, engaging family story about the nature of faith and the power of youthful innocence.
Journal News (Westchester, ..
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