Look inside yourself An unusual and very peculiar film. At first glance, we have a typical story of youthful love, a kind of summer teenage comedy. However, very soon it takes the form of a philosophical parable - a kind of American version of "Crime and Punishment", where the criminal suffers from remorse and can not find comfort. Conrad and his two friends languish in the heat of summer. Not knowing what to do, they spend days in their tree house, ride bicycles, invent and perform various pranks, play on the "weak". During one of these jokes, things don’t go according to plan, as a result, the “victim” – Eric Tarner – dies in a car accident. A quiet and inconspicuous town plunges into mourning, and while everyone is wondering what could have led to such an accident, Conrad himself tries to understand himself. After all, in addition to the fact that an innocent person died, Eric also turns out to be the brother of his new girlfriend Grace.
The young hero will have to pass the test of loyalty and honor. Who will he choose: an old, proven friendship or a completely new and unknown sense of love? Hunter and Tim are loyal buddies who will never betray, but what happened gave a crack in their relationship, while Grace just burns out of love for Conrad. But what happens when a sister learns the truth about her brother’s death?
Don’t expect an easy entertainment movie. Kyle Williamovsky offers us a real teenage drama, in which he tries to look into the most secret corners of the soul of his heroes, to understand their feelings and actions. In my opinion, Ty Sheridan successfully conveyed all the difficult nature of Conrad Stevens – a quiet boy who must overcome himself and make the only right decision. In general, the actor is lucky for such deep and difficult roles, remember at least the drama “Yellow Birds”, “Bypass”, “Joe”. Despite the monotony of Sheridan’s play, this helps to fully reveal the character of his hero. There are not so many actions or sharp turns of the plot, the dialogues of the characters do not shine with originality and novelty, at the same time, the viewer plunges into the sleepy and calm at first glance life of a quiet provincial town. Director Kyle Williamowski is good at conveying this atmosphere.
But the game of Caitlin Deaver is not distinguished by such directness and originality. Like the nature of her heroine Grace Tarner, Caitlin then makes fun of Conrad, and after a moment indulges in melancholy memories, complains about her parents and sighs on the shoulder of her new friend. She is jealous of Stevens’ friends, wants to be around him all the time, and at the same time suffers from teenage selfishness. The problem of children and parents is a very important moment for the director and writer of the script Kyle Williamovsky, which is experienced by both the seemingly prosperous Tarner family and Stevens himself.
If you want to feel the whole range of feelings, sharp psychological cinema, then “Any summer will end” you will certainly like. Enjoy your visit.
7 out of 10