Summer of '42

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Cyril Joyce A when you like someone and she is already married thats why you two are not able to be together and this is movie about, you have endearment to someone, reciprocated but forbidden and the fact it's still forbidden. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/15/23 Full Review Iron Boy W love it i hope they make one day a true sequel to it where dorothy return Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/25/23 Full Review dave s In Robert Mulligan's Summer of '42, Gary Grimes plays Hermie, a 15-year-old who is spending his summer on Nantucket Island with a couple of friends, wasting their days dreaming about girls and the mysteries they have to offer. Over time, Hermie develops a relationship with the beautiful but lonely Dorothy (Jennifer O'Neill), a young woman whose husband was been sent to war. Yes, the film feels dated at times (the catchy but repetitive Michel Legrand music score, the outdated use of quick zooms, etc…) and much of the acting feels awkward, but the movie is effective in making one nostalgic for a place and time that most have never experienced, thanks primarily to its meticulous attention to detail, and the universal theme of the need to be wanted is something most can relate to. Despite its flaws, the final twenty minutes are a masterclass in subtlety and restraint and will tug at the emotions of even the most hardened viewer. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review delysid d i hate romance and child actors but this movie really grooved me Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/22 Full Review Audience Member Not a bad movie that is dated now about some kids coming of age on an island off of Maine at the start of WWII. It deals with one's infatuation of a very young wife whose husband just left to go off to war. (People got married at 18-19 back then even college kids, my great uncle lived in a married dorm). Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member We've all had...a summer of '42 of sorts during our youth. That one point in time where we experienced freedom, expression, and even love. This story involves a young man, Herman in a trio of best friends on Nantucket Island. World War II is still going on but this is the more quiet, peaceful side of things with the beach, swimming etc An older woman named Dorothy catches his eye while living in a beach house. She's waiting for her husband while he's off to war. Herman and Dorothy end up becoming rather close over time. He starts to fall deeply in love with her but it's only when a big tragedy starts to alter things drastically. The movie spends a lot of time with these young boys eager to make it to manhood. The crux of this whole thing doesn't happen until towards the very end. By then the mood changes so much. The two leads pretty much let the emotions speak for themselves of how they're feeling. Director Robert Mulligan makes the aspirations honest and open-minded. He lets the viewer analyze things without resorting to sleazy teen antics. The long glances expressed allow the emotions to be absorbed. As teens we are in such a rush to grow up, for men the journey to manhood is tough and most tend to make it a big deal, the first experience may not be all it's cracked up to be, we have the rest of our lives to better understand love and other grown up elements, for everything we take with us we always leave something behind, maybe in a sense we can avoid the senseless tragedies in life The two leads are very good acting mature as as they can. The summer can prove life changing even if it ends in heartache. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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