Cruel Summer
Cruel Summer
| 27 August 2016 (USA)
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Young Autism sufferer Danny enjoys the serenity and solitude of camping. That's all about to change when enraged teens Nicholas, Calvin and Julia find him, each with their own agenda for wanting to see Danny suffer.

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Blucher

One of the worst movies I've ever seen

Actuakers

One of my all time favorites.

Taraparain

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

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Frances Chung

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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shazburns

This film actually left me feeling like totally shocked. It brings it all to home how petty lies can cause so much damage. The whole movie felt like a documentary. It's not what I would class as a horror but it will be keeping me awke tonight.

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shawnblackman

A freshly dumped man finds out his ex was sleeping with an autistic boy at school, so he grabs two friends and sets out for him.This was a slow burner that was well done. It sucks you right in and then mortifies you. The flick is along the same lines as Bully and Boys Don't Cry but a little more dark and is based on a true story.I was waiting to hear the Bananarama song Cruel Summer but there must have been some rights issues so you don't hear it. It does get heavy at he end so it might not be for everybody but all around a good flick.

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seven-johnson

Based on a true story...Other reviews have stated this was gratuitously violent and that bothered other reviewers. It was gratuitous, but it wasn't the violence that bothered me, this film just comes across as a cynical cash-in of a tragic story.OK, it gets one star for nice cinematography and that is the only redeeming feature. Other than that, dreadful D-list acting and a very clumsy script - everyone but the camera crew are probably asking "want fries with that" at the moment.I work with Autism, it's a complex disability, no two autistic people are alike, just like you and I - but they do act "autistic" unlike the main character, who really puts on a shocking and kinda sickening attempt at "acting" (no, just the burger thanks).It's a shame, this could have been a moving and insightful film - there is a nice visual aesthetic, but everything else is completely broken.

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Tehe

The description of the movie says that Danny's Bullies wanted to see him suffer. This movie shows Bullying at its finest and good acting for all involved. Sad thing is that in real life,this happens everyday in these days and times. Bullies should watch this movie along with counseling, to change their behaviors before it is too late.

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