Indian Summer

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studio f This was bad when originally released and it's incredibly bad now (2025). Alan Arkin's laudable performance is admirable, but Binder's material is just so cliched and unfunny, it's painful to watch the other actors muddle through it. It's impossible not to take some cheap shots at the hair, wardrobe, and stereotyped characterizations (whereas Diane Lane's effortless good looks, makes her the only actor who doesn't appear to be straight out of a 1985 J.C. Penny's catalog). Comparing this to "The Big Chill" is like comparing a New York strip steak to a BigMac (with extra cheese). Binder redeems himself with later works like "The Mind of a Married Man," but "Indian Summer" is easily among the most cringeworthy thirtysomething reunion films of the 20th century. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/03/25 Full Review Crescent Moon H Such a feel good movie that has a great cast, and makes you miss your younger days of innocence and young summer love! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/16/24 Full Review Audience Member Can one summer make or break a group of friends that have known each other all their lives? Director Mike Binder shows just maybe Seven people reunite at a camp in Ontario threatened to be shut down called Tamakwa A big cast of Diane Lane, the late Bill Paxton, Elizabeth Perkins, Alan Arkin, Matt Craven, and Sam Raimi It's cool they all gather after so long but not without carrying a load of their own problems from marriage to having kids to lack of communication Yet unresolved feelings begin to surface You can learn a lot in a week, most kids begin their entire lives at summer camp, reunions can be good to better ourselves even after childhood, loving each other means having to communicate more More about tone and mood but has a great ensemble The nature camp setting is a relaxing addition too Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/23/24 Full Review Julie S Indian Summer takes me back to when I went to camp as a young teen. I enjoy the actors and the storyline, even the music invokes fond memories- what if we could go back? And to this day, it is still one of my favorite movies. For me, Alan Arkin's performance and connection he has with cast of returning kids, now adults, makes this movie heartwarming. The baggage they bring with them literally and figuratively is saturated - serious and silly at times. But the movie holds up for me after all these years. It's like a cup of pumpkin spice coffee on a lazy fall weekend. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Can one summer make or break a group of friends that have known each other all their lives? Director Mike Binder shows just maybe Seven people reunite at a camp in Ontario threatened to be shut down called Tamakwa A big cast of Diane Lane, the late Bill Paxton, Elizabeth Perkins, Alan Arkin, Matt Craven, and Sam Raimi It's cool they all gather after so long but not without carrying a load of their own problems from marriage to having kids to lack of communication Yet unresolved feelings begin to surface You can learn a lot in a week, most kids begin their entire lives at summer camp, reunions can be good to better ourselves even after childhood, loving each other means having to communicate more More about tone and mood but has a great ensemble The nature camp setting is a relaxing addition too Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/23/23 Full Review Steve D Besides the cast there isn't a lot here. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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