Synopsis
Follows the tale of a 17-year-old on house arrest for the summer. When his mother is away on business, a horrifying incident occurs, followed by an even more terrifying presence in the house.
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Cast
- Peter StormareStokes
- Stella MaeveAbby
- Gracie GillamMona Wilson
- Keir GilchristDaniel
- Maestro HarrellKevin
- Dinora WalcottPrincipal Nakota (voice)
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Village Voice
Eventually succumbs to the weight of plot contrivance. - 50
New York Post
Teen house-arrest thriller Dark Summer gets out ahead of any ripping-off-“Disturbia” talk with an early Shia LaBeouf joke. But its sleepy, hallucinogenic aesthetic is an entirely different — and rather less engaging — style, anyway. - 40
New York Daily News
As an exercise in atmosphere, this claustrophobic creeper does a lot with a little, even if the movie winds up providing just superficial shivers. - 40
Time Out London
This has its moments, but offers a significantly weaker call on your time. - 38
Slant Magazine
The cacophony of visions, broken mirrors, and mutilations only points to the ghost in the machine respecting The Craft as its spirit animal. - 30
Variety
While competently made, Dark Summer makes no effort to lend its characters any psychological complexity, or even much distinguishing personality. Nor are the proceedings very scary. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
Making the most of its low budget with its necessarily claustrophobic setting, the film displays a technical competence at least. But the rote performances and uninspired screenplay by Mike Le will inevitably consign Dark Summer to VOD viewing by undiscriminating consumers. - 30
The New York Times
Despite Mr. Stormare’s valiant efforts, “Dark Summer” (directed by Paul Solet) feels listlessly plotted and insipidly performed.
