The Last Summer

TV-14

2019

1 hr. 49 min.

Romance

Comedy

List

29%

7 Reviews

Tomatometer

31%

100+ Ratings

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High school graduates wrestle with love and friendship during their final summer together before heading off to college.

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Kyle M

Somewhat a unique case here: you think of a time you'd like to reminisce, then find a film that tackles a similar period and wondering to find some sort of an insight to grapple an understanding in those questionable gaps you might have. Wondering how the spent time should've gone would join the reminiscing thoughts. Netflix's so-called originality "The Last Summer" perceptively sympathized the abstract thinking, only to find it disjointedly unrealistic defined by stereotypical tropes with rare considerable moments. The eponymous seasonal vacation is termed by high school graduates looking to fulfill any sort of final chances in their supposed last months of freedom before heading off to college, which therefore begins their adulthood. As per your ordinary interconnected storylines, though frequented by little, a group of friends focused on navigating relationships in pursuing some and re-examining others. Each plot tackles certain topics from inappropriate "bucket" list and infiltrating over lied age to usual romance and facing reality with a true calling. A few you'd quietly applaud for, and a few you'd find amusement, but the rest doesn't seem to connect nor relate. If so, then it's indifferent to earlier scenarios that were already played out with occasionally better results. Minus the fact that these characters are merely compositions of those other figures, most of their events play out of insignificance, with exceptions to only a few that are worth engaging. One plot finds two outcasts in the lower chain lying about their age when realizing it is too late in a place they wouldn't normally go to unless dressed for it, how it plays out is good-natured but frankly improbable. Another finds a working-class young woman in a babysitting gig throughout the summer who only has one last chance of pending college acceptance while giving her client's kid childhood fulfilment, with both reaching satisfying outcomes with a truer message at a range. Then finally a rising film student decided to dedicate her summer working on her project, hooked up with a techno music mixer per his persistence till his dreadful discovery triggers generic drama between them with an outer twist. The whole picture tends to find sympathetic angles with one left unanswered and another comedically resolved. The rest of the forgettable roster by specific applications are culminations of performative embodiments embracing tropes with stereotypical perspectives that were mostly done by everyone else. While not without any sort of charisma, the showcases only built the young cast by little with small filmographies prior to this experience that supposedly intrigues those who seek this over the titularly descriptive premise. That may've been intuition, but it should've gone instinctually more based on personal experiences rather than pretensions. Otherwise, the final product only turned out bland with rare, noteworthy moments to recognize the struggles they face as proof of how ready they are to face adulthood. The statement alone defines where "The Last Summer" is placed among its associative genres behind superior exemplars where captivated relatability actually applies. (B-)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/20/23

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Audience Member

I would name myself " Summer " after this film. Cool and fresh

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

It's just one of those feel-good movies. Nothing special but I enjoyed watching it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

Just a feel good movie, I enjoyed watching it ...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Clicked on this with high hopes and was deeply wrong. Terrible movie with really average acting.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

A corny and cliché coming of age movie that fails to make the watcher fall in love with none of the characters in the movie. It's montage and disarray of stories, along with no real character development from start to end, made the movie extremely difficult to watch especially with an unfulfilling ending that forced a palm to the face reflex. Though riddled with various lessons that can be applied to young work, love, and life, it only left me contemplating my whole life's existence after finishing the movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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If you're longing to relive your own teenage summer nights, this movie will hit the spot.

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Marc Ricov

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There's no doubt that the notable cast will attract limited audiences in search of a light-hearted diversion, but anyone craving a substantial story about coming-of-age and young love will be bitterly disappointed in this uninspired, vapid mess.

Oct 1, 2019

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Rachel Wagner

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Overall for this kind of a movie I thought it was fine and I enjoyed it

Rated: 5.5/10

Jul 3, 2019

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Roger Moore

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A pretty but lifeless and witless confection, out of character for Netflix -- which has a decent track record in the genre.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jun 7, 2019

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

So-so teen romcom has cursing, alcohol, sex.

Rated: 2/5

May 7, 2019

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Megan Vick

TV Guide

As the streaming giant heads into its second summer of rom-coms, it's becoming apparent that it's struggling when it comes to teen romance and coming-of-age stories.

Rated: 60/100

May 3, 2019

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Synopsis

High school graduates wrestle with love and friendship during their final summer together before heading off to college.

Director: William Bindley
Screenwriter: William Bindley, Scott Bindley
Production Co: Gulfstream Pictures
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 3, 2019

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