The Kings of Summer (2013)
Joe Toy, on the verge of adolescence, finds himself increasingly frustrated by his single father, Frank's attempts to manage his life. Declaring his freedom once and for all, he escapes to a clearing in the woods with his best friend, Patrick, and a strange kid named Biaggio. He announces that they are going to build a house there, free from responsibility and parents. Once their makeshift abode is finished, the three young men find themselves masters of their own destiny, alone in the woods.
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A lot of fun.
Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.
Blistering performances.
The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.
It was a heartwarming film about a summer anyone could only dream of. Although I find them building a pretty sturdy house in the woods and not getting caught for 4 weeks a little unrealistic it didn't really matter. It was the perfect kind of comedy, nothing too stupid for no reason, Biaggio was the best comic relief anyone could ever ask for! I would definitely recommend!
I have no idea what this movie is. All I know is I enjoyed it. It was pretty refreshing to watch. Normally, I would only give a movie of this caliber a 7 or 8, but once you see the mustache the main character grows you'll understand why it was 10 worthy. The whole time he was in the woods I was wondering if it was just dirt on his face. That's how good the mustache was. I'm jealous my facial hair growth is slightly better than that because I would love to have that pedo-stache on my face. Also, Moises Arias is a gem and a half. 90% of his lines make no sense, but I was digging the humor in it. This will go down as a movie that no one else enjoys. If I meet a girl who likes it, I'll probably marry that girl.
just a film. about teenagers. about summer. about adventure, friendship, courage, self definition, life, nature, death, need of the other, love in its significant forms. a film like a open window in spring morning. useful for memories. and for the acting of few young actors. interesting for its flavor about an unique period of life. and for humor, tension, sadness, innocence, games and emotions. it is not easy for define it. or criticize it. because it seems be only a game. the rules, the aspects of its evolutions seems predictable. nothing new. only the feelings who transforms it in a personal trip. a film about be yourself. and discover you against all the appearances or the other's expectations. that is all !
Reminds me Stand by me but not as good and not as serious, obviously. I really just wanted to write and laugh at the ignorance of some of the professional critics online. Most of them ridicule this movie for its unrealism of a kid running away and into the woods. Hahaha. I had a blast doing this when I was around 10 years old. I mean seriously do these people not have a life when they were kids? Is this idea so far fetch that they can't imagine it can happen. Even so, is the imagination so limited that they can't fathom the idea. Well, no, it is none of these. From their "educated" analysis of the film it can be only two things, arrogance and stupidity.Lets hope their kids grow up as pathetic as they do eh? hahahah