Hot Summer Nights

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Hot Summer Nights

2017 Directed by Elijah Bynum

One summer can change everything.

A teen winds up in over his head while dealing drugs with a rebellious partner and chasing the young man's enigmatic sister during the summer of 1991 that he spends in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Timothée Chalamet Maika Monroe Alex Roe Maia Mitchell Thomas Jane Emory Cohen William Fichtner Jack Kesy Thomas Blake Jr. Kimberly Battista Christian James Catherine Dyer Caroline Arapoglou Rebecca Koon Jeanine Serralles Fred Galle Flynn McHugh Brian Kurlander Kate Forbes Rebecca Ray Rebecca Weil Hannah Kraar Alexander Biglane Reece Ennis Holly Wingler Kristina Adler Lia McHugh Sara Antonio Chris Hlozek Show All…

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Popular reviews

Review by sophie❤️ 5

timothée: *makes out with someone who's not armie hammer*
me: that's homophobic
Review by ellie ★★ 3

this movie opens with timotheé chalamet crying in a car and i was like "damn ALREADY? what happened to him now?"
Review by lauren ★★★ 5

i’ve never seen an episode of riverdale but i’m pretty sure this is the film adaptation
Review by davidehrlich ★★ 10

Coming of age is a constant negotiation between who you are and who you’re not — it’s the most intense period of a process that will last for the rest of your life. Coming-of-age movies naturally tend to dramatize that negotiation, which is why so many of them hinge on hollowed out Harry Potter types who become the most boring characters in their own stories: It’s easier to paint on a portrait on a blank slate, easier to keep score of what someone is adding to (or subtracting from) themselves when you start from scratch. The only problem with that approach is that it strands a lot of very similar teenagers in films about how they’re not like everyone else.…
Review by jose ★★★

I’m not even attracted to twinks but I fell in love with timothée hal chalamet
Review by Tyler Murakami ★★ 6

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Recent reviews

Review by Dawsofwah ★★★½

yeah its not perfect but ITS FUN OK I HAD A GOOD TIME
that soundtrack man! and that timmy charm!
it was a joy to watch
kinda felt like reading a young adult novel from like 2012
Review by JoseLuis Moguel ★★★½

Any film with Timothée Chalamet dancing gets an extra half star 🤤
Review by Dan Bachman ★

Indulgently, almost endearingly terrible.

Potentially the worst needle drops I’ve heard in a film; the anti-Lady Bird.
Review by barbora ★★★ 2

thank god maia mitchell's acting improved since teen beach movie
Review by Colman Hallinan ★★★

Okay so like broken down into individual parts it’s pretty good, but like, altogether it’s pretty bad
Review by cami ★½

- one star for timothee chalamet
- what i wouldn’t do for him?
- my shazam was on the whole movie bc what a nice soundtrack (half star for this)
Review by Thomas

Showed up for Timmy. Couldn’t stay just for Timmy. I know I should give this more of a chance than 15 minutes, but I could already tell it wasn’t my cup of tea. The dialogue and visual style is recycled from every other movie I’ve ever seen and neither worked. Oh yeah, and a Stuart Special.

New drinking game: take a shot for every dolly push in shot (you won’t last for 15 minutes either).
Review by JosephLoftgren ★★

It's got a killer soundtrack there's no denying that, and some of the visuals are cool to look at, but 'Hot Summer Nights' is lacking in every other department, including surprisingly flat performances from everyone except Maika Monroe.

The story undertakes some predictable beats, but even some of the more absurd plot points and coincidences have pretty foreseeable outcomes, which was a bummer. I'm all for any new takes on the coming of age genre, but this wasn't it.

I though the dude opposite Chalamet was Emile Hirsch for some reason, too. I don't know why.

Anyway, this felt like a waste of talent more than anything. It really seemed like Chalamet's character was shaping up to be a relatable one. Dorky, asthmatic, but just charming enough to get the girl (seriously, Maika Monroe is this films saving grace), but none of it lands because of some weird narrative choices and below average acting.
Review by kbargnes ★★★

A quintessential example of “Almost good.”