In the Summers
Sundance 2024: Film #29
One of my favorites of this year’s festival. Probably my second. When I watch movies that are slice of life and not conventionally structured I get absorbed in the film and forget I’m watching a movie. Then the runtime flies by. This is definitely one of those cases. This is a very three-dimensional film. Not just because of the way it’s presented but also because it is such a good script. There’s lots of very subtle blink and you miss it moments that call back to previous scenes and adds to character arcs. All the acting in it is great too. 462
All the child performances, as well as <PERSON> who plays the complex father character. There were only a couple scenes towards the beginning that I felt were a little too overdramatic, but the rest of the film was totally subtle. I like that the father is not so clearly good or bad. It’s complex and it’s realistic. I thought this was pretty great. This is something that I would totally watch again. Especially in a movie theater where I can just sit and forget where I am.
I’m really surprised at how great this movie was. I was looking forward to it, but I didn’t think it would be this well done. It has no acquisition yet and no future release date but I hope it comes out soon because I’d like to see it again. On to my final film… 657