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NUMBERS
Box Office: $119,841
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CONSENSUS
Stolen Summer feels like a sugary after-school special stretched out to feature length.
CAST & CREW
Adi Stein, Mike Weinberg, Aidan Quinn
Directed by Pete Jones
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SYNOPSIS
After being selected as the winner of the PROJECT GREENLIGHT screenwriting contest, Pete Jones got the chance to make his script, STOLEN SUMMER, into a film while an HBO crew taped the process for a reality TV series. more...
MPAA RATING
PG, thematic elements and language
RUNTIME
1 hour, 31 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Mar 22, 2002
Video: Sep 24, 2002
RELEASE COMPANY
Miramax Films
GENRE
Comedies, Comedy, Drama, Religion, Drama (General)
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official Stolen Summer Site
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TRAILER & MEDIA
TIDBITS
NEWS ARTICLES
SUBMIT/EDIT ARTICLE
SUBMIT USER REVIEW
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 "The screenplay is hugely overwritten, with tons and tons of dialogue -- most of it given to children."
-- Jeffrey M. Anderson, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
 "Each character has depth and distinction; their interaction is a pleasure. And the story is one that has definite good-hearted purpose.
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-- Ross Anthony, HOLLYWOOD REPORT CARD
"It plays like a big-budget, after-school special with a generous cast, who at times lift the material from its well-meaning clunkiness."
-- Sean Axmaker, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
"...tackling a low-budget movie in which inexperienced children play the two main characters might not be the best way to cut your teeth in the film industry."
-- Rob Blackwelder, SPLICEDWIRE
"The best you can say about it is it's so uninspired, it barely gives one pause when considering some of the other dreck out there right now."
-- Jason Clark, MATINEE MAGAZINE
"The young stars are too cute; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative; the message is too blatant; the resolutions are too convenient."
-- Ryan Cracknell, APOLLO GUIDE
"The behind the scenes series is more interesting than the resulting movie, but it's still worth taking a look."
-- Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, THEMOVIECHICKS.COM
"Jones has tackled a meaty subject and drawn engaging characters while peppering the pages with memorable zingers."
-- Annlee Ellingson, BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE
"Competently directed but terminally cute drama."
-- Ken Fox, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE
"If Damon and Affleck attempt another Project Greenlight, next time out they might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about."
-- Pam Grady, REEL.COM
"The production has been made with an enormous amount of affection, so we believe these characters love each other."
-- Chris Hewitt, ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS
"As a movie, it never seems fresh and vital. It never plays as dramatic even when dramatic things happen to people. It labours as storytelling."
-- Bruce Kirkland, JAM! MOVIES
"The kids often appear to be reading the lines and are incapable of conveying any emotion."
-- Connie Ogle, MIAMI HERALD
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"Pete’s screenplay manages to find that real natural, even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish."
-- Erik Childress, EFILMCRITIC.COM
"The script is a disaster, with cloying messages and irksome characters."
-- David Cornelius, AMAZING COLOSSAL WEBSITE
"A period story about a Catholic boy who tries to help a Jewish friend get into heaven by sending the audience straight to hell."
-- Manohla Dargis, L.A. WEEKLY
"A fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length afterschool special."
-- Michael Dequina, MR. BROWN'S MOVIES
"A sweet, engaging family story about the nature of faith and the power of youthful innocence."
-- Marshall Fine, JOURNAL NEWS
"Jones has delivered a solidly entertaining and moving family drama."
-- Chris Gore, FILM THREAT
"Ultimately ... the movie is too heady for children, and too preachy for adults."
-- Justin Hartung, CITYSEARCH
"In an effort, I suspect, not to offend by appearing either too serious or too lighthearted, it offends by just being wishy-washy."
-- MaryAnn Johanson, FLICK FILOSOPHER
"Never capitalizes on this concept and opts for the breezy and amateurish feel of an after school special on the subject of tolerance."
-- Frank Ochieng, FILMCRITIC.COM
"Debut effort by "Project Greenlight" winner is sappy and amateurish."
-- James Rocchi, NETFLIX
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ROTTEN 38%
Avg. Rating: 4.8/10 |
"Plays out with a dogged and eventually winning squareness that would make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel."
-- Jay Carr, BOSTON GLOBE
"A delightful surprise because despite all the backstage drama, this is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming, is moving, is funny and looks professional."
-- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"The performances take the movie to a higher level."
-- Desson Howe, WASHINGTON POST
"A static and sugary little half-hour, after-school special about interfaith understanding, stretched out to 90 minutes."
-- Liam Lacey, GLOBE AND MAIL
"The problem, amazingly enough, is the screenplay."
-- Mick LaSalle, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Ill-considered, unholy hokum."
-- Terry Lawson, DETROIT FREE PRESS
"Made with no discernible craft and monstrously sanctimonious in dealing with childhood loss."
-- Dennis Lim, VILLAGE VOICE
"Jones ... makes a great impression as the writer-director of this little $1.8 million charmer, which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking but has a huge heart."
-- Lou Lumenick, NEW YORK POST
"Nearly all the fundamentals you take for granted in most films are mishandled here."
-- Tom Maurstad, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"Well-meaning but inert."
-- Elvis Mitchell, NEW YORK TIMES
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"Contrived, maudlin and cliche-ridden...if this sappy script was the best the contest received, those rejected must have been astronomically bad."
-- Frank Swietek, ONE GUY'S OPINION
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* In fairness to critics whose last name begins with a letter at the end of the alphabet, certain pages are sorted in reverse order, z-a.
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