Summer Camp
Nora, Ginny, and Mary, three childhood best friends who used to spend every summer at sleep away camp together, seize the opportunity to get back together for a reunion at the camp – full of food fights, river rafting and emotional revelations.
- Released:
- Runtime: 96 minutes
- Genre: Comedy
- Stars: Kensington Tallman, Alfre Woodard, Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates, Eugene Levy, Beverly D'Angelo, Dennis Haysbert, Nicole Richie, Josh Peck, Betsy Sodaro, Tom Wright, Victoria Rowell, Maria Howell, Ray Santiago, Gabe Sklar, Lindsey Blanchard, Zachary Connor, Taylor Madeline Hand, Artemis Davis, Gabrielle Days
- Director: Castille Landon
Comments
- mickeyvandrehle - 2 July 2024
Mindless, Sometimes Entertaining
I didn't have super high hopes for "Summer Camp" after seeing the trailer and poster. Sure, the cast features some promising actors, but the overall delivery is cheesy, poorly developed and at times boring...
Let's start with our three leading females. Alfre Woodard probably is the best of the three, as she tries her best to make use of the material. Kathy Bates (in a questionable wig) is fine, but the creative team could have given her so much more to do. And then there is Diane Keaton playing Diane Keaton. Diane - I love you, but it's time to break out of your shell a bit.
Finally, there are a few charming moments, but they are minimized by the lackluster screenplay and okay direction. This is a film for actors to collect a paycheck and have a little fun, but don't expect much substance. - mahaliapolk - 2 June 2024
Cute but...
Very cute but also incredibly lacking. I generally love this genre of heartwarming film but Summer Camp was missing an anchor. The story was a bit uneven in pacing; some scenes seemed out of order, we could have flashed back to the younger campers a little more and I think it would have added to the emotional depth. The writing wasn't quite there and the acting also seemed flat for a large portion of the film. None of the emotion felt earned, it felt as though the audience was being told "this is an important moment" rather than feeling the important moments. There wasn't enough character development to really feel invested in the characters' journeys.
