Summary16-year-old girl Jamie (Joey King) and her extended family are left reeling after her calculating grandmother unveils an array of secrets on her deathbed.
Directed By:Becca Gleason
Written By:Becca Gleason
Summer '03
Metascore
Mixed or Average
45
User score
Generally Favorable
6.2
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
40% Positive
2 Reviews
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20% Mixed
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2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Sep 26, 2018
70
There's nothing terribly new under the sun about any of what transpires. But writer-director Gleason has crafted a film that manages to be simultaneously funny, touching and sensitive.
Sep 27, 2018
63
There’s a sense that, in trying to add humor and cinema-friendly “touches” to her narrative, Gleason occasionally takes us too far from reality and, during those times, the movies loses its focus on the 16-year old protagonist, Jamie Winkle (Joey King).
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Jan 14, 2019
9
An absolutely firecracker of a film, sweet and touching while also being explosively hilarious and just a touch raunchy, much like teenage life.
Feb 6, 2022
5
One of the worst movies I've seen, for many of the reasons stated by the professional reviewers. It looks like the writer used the "Save the Cat" book and got a movie made. "This scene goes here, that scene goes there, and before you know it, you're done!" But that's it. At least you can say Jamie King is a very pretty girl, and there are moments where you can see she's a pretty good actress, confirmed by some much better films she's done.
Sep 27, 2018
40
Summer ’03 bounces between plot lines and themes, shuffling through elements of better films with a lack of focus and little insight into Jamie. It never transcends its teen movie origins to become something more.
Sep 27, 2018
38
While “Summer” is lightly amusing, here and there, it treads heavily on some pretty slippery ground. Gleason makes all the checkpoints that the plot passes through feel perfunctory.
Sep 27, 2018
30
Vacant in emotion and in cinematic perspective, the movie looks back 15 years but struggles to make an impression longer than 15 minutes.
Feb 18, 2019
5
Joey King frankly doesn't show any growth as an actress. But this film is definitely a huge improvement over the disappointing: The Kissing Booth, Wish Upon and Slenderman that she also starred on.
Production Company:
- Big Cat Productions
- Summer 03 Film
Release Date:Sep 28, 2018
Duration:1 h 35 m
Rating:TV-14
Tagline:Growing Up. One Mistake at a Time.
Awards
SXSW Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Cleveland International Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Napa Valley Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
