And Then Came Summer
And Then Came Summer
| 27 July 2000 (USA)
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A reunion of family and friends becomes an unforgettable vacation when two teenage boys discover their secret feelings toward one another. The relationship is eventually exposed to their families - leading to denial and a questioning of self-worth from each of the boys. The exposed relationship brings to light that one of the boys was previously institutionalized for his homosexuality by his older brother.

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Happiest_Sinner

The acting was not really the best out there (at least Seth looked good, that kinda helped), the music was, well, just imagine elevator music and you have it down. Some of the lines and situations were really fake and not exactly great, but this is still a good movie. the message it tries to portray is an amazing one and it is really heartwarming and a tear jerker. If you like to see movies about young boys coming out and the hardships they face all the while then this is a must see. Overall it is a movie I'm OK with adding to my collection. The problems that Seth faced because of his parents really came out of nowhere and didn't really fit the movies original goal. Other minor characters made pointless appearances and often ruined the movies atmosphere. The ending seemed a bit rushed. The acceptance from their family should have been extended or at least explored further. You never really find out how David and his (poorly acting) brother made up, or if they even made up at all. Also random plot lines and twists came up into the movie for no real reason, like Jennifer's death. There was no explanation in her character nor any background information on anything regarding the father's pasts. Although it somehow allowed Seth's bro to wallow in pity, Jennifer's death really didn't play a big role at all.There are many things that can be criticized about this movie, yet it holds a nice little place in my heart. "Coming out with problems (especually family problems)" seem to be my favorite kind because along with the romance and happiness there is a dash of angst thrown in to make an even better movie.

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itisso63

The guy who played Seth tried really hard, and I don't think he was bad at all.What I find odd is that the sexual tension in the movie was between Brian (David & Ricky's father) and Tommy(Seth's older brother). Like other posters indicated, there were moments when they looked like they were going to kiss etc.. There were way too many romantic moments between them (drinking wine together, Brian asking Tommy to be his partner in a bed and breakfast).Hunky Jeffrey Davis (Brian) can be found on late night TV in late 90s "Skinemax" films.Jeremy Douglas (Tommy) seems to have gone into work behind the scenes as a Production Manager.

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azcat1997

I can't decide what the worst (best?) part of this movie was. The music? The single camera shots? The dialog? Oh my god...It's like a train wreck that goes on for 80 minutes.And why don't the dads get it on? What kind of straight guys sit around drinking white wine listening to Chopin? What!?!?Even Lifetime wouldn't take this movie. 10 line minimum? OK, how about this: -This movie is horrible. -And not in a good way. -I'm not sure I can make it to the endIt's almost like one of those movies that's in french but they just dubbed over it in English.

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earthmoon75

Okay, despite what others are saying about this film, I found that the final outcome evoked the sweet, coming-of-age romantic feeling I was looking for. True, the film was slow to warm up, and the dialouge seemed flat a lot of times, and the acting of certain characters could have been better, but it was still a beautiful film about the budding love between two young guys. I found the character of Seth (Mathieu Smith) to be very warm. He's a gorgeous guy, and I noticed that not once in the film was his character mean to David. He was only loving, caring, and tender. I heard the budget for this film was like $2300. Whoever sees it expecting a movie with a budget like Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, Trick, or Brokeback Mountain, of course they will be disappointed. I also know the weather conditions were very poor during the filming of the movie, but they still managed to pull it off. I especially liked the outtakes (bloopers) section of the DVD. It was really entertaining. In all, knowing it was a low budget film, I thought it was a very sweet, humble, romantic film about the growing love between two lovable young guys.

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