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My Summer of Love (2005) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give My Summer of Love (2005) a score of 3.0254 out of 4
based on (136) reviews
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My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Pawlikowski has made a romance that becomes a horror movie in which love, more than anything around it, is a delusionary fever to fear. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
Exquisitely acted, directed and photographed. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Superbly acted, movingly written, and directed with a tough-minded lyricism rarely found in today's films. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
My Summer of Love had me at hello. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
With a sharp script and terrific performances from its three leads, this is easily one of the best films of the year.Pawel Pawlikowski’s previous film was the critically acclaimed drama Last Resort (which also starred Paddy Considine), back in 2000. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
Teenage love is by its nature ephemeral, but it never seems that way to the teens—that's the driving force of the story, not Phil's need to control his sister's behavior. The end of act two (the so-called "low point" of the Mona's character arc) is a ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
Instantly captivating. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere (Staff (not credited))Premiere (Staff (not credited))
This is as wonderfully realized an observation of female affinity as 1999’s great "The Dreamlife of ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Premiere (Staff (not credited))
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Disregard the bland title: This is a fresh, unsettling, and erotic lesbian coming-of-age drama that, though different in style, recalls Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for E! Online (--)E! Online (--)
Ultimately, it's more about mood than the story, but boy, this is one good mood. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at E! Online (--)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
The final scene in the picture, in which an undiscovered truth is revealed, is extremely well played, as Press turns a moment of total humiliation into one of personal triumph. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.67 out of 4 stars for HNR - Hollywood North Report - DVD Review (Vince D'Amato)HNR - Hollywood North Report - DVD Review (Vince D'Amato)
...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at HNR - Hollywood North Report - DVD Review (Vince D'Amato)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.64 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Paula Nechak)Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Paula Nechak)
Pawlikowski has made a gorgeously ambiguous film -- based upon a novel by Helen Cross -- that is blessedly hard to tag; in fact, it's a compilation of genres and moods -- comedy, romance and diabolical thriller -- and that is its core strength and ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Paula Nechak)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Two teen girls forge an explosive connection in a compelling Pawel Pawlikowski film. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (A.O. Scott)The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
The film is a triumph of mood and implication. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Andrew O'Hehir)Salon.com (Andrew O'Hehir)
Its stars, Emily Blunt and Natalie Press, are film newcomers who give startling performances. The photography is often breathtakingly original. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Salon.com (Andrew O'Hehir)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Newsweek (David Ansen)Newsweek (David Ansen)
Press and Blunt are major discoveries: in this sly and wonderfully atmospheric gem, they conjure up the role-playing raptures of youth with perfect poetic pitch. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Newsweek (David Ansen)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Variety (Derek Elley)Variety (Derek Elley)
Direction, performances and lensing blend into an immensely satisfying, if almost uncategorizable, whole in Pawel Pawlikowski's My Summer of Love. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Variety (Derek Elley)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
Nuanced, exquisite and predictable. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Melissa Levine)Dallas Observer (Melissa Levine)
The result is a mood movie that sweeps you into its infatuation and holds you there. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Dallas Observer (Melissa Levine)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Jennie Punter)The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Jennie Punter)
My Summer of Love may sound like the title of a hot teen flick, but it is a truly refreshing grown-up big-screen film, a rare gem in this summer of duds. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Jennie Punter)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
An exquisite exploration into the realms of seduction, obsession, deception and disillusionment. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Intoxicating, even hypnotic...The steamy relationship between Mona and Tasmin has an almost tactile sultriness. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer)Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer)
Coupled with...picturesque cinematography, Press and Blunt's natural performances communicate a palpable sense of the summer's heat and the hazy days of adolescence and ardor. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
It's the revealing performance from Press that breathes life into the film. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Svet Atanasov)DVD Talk (Svet Atanasov)
My Summer of Love clicked with me on just about any level I can think of. I especially liked its slow pacing and utterly dreamy character which certainly created the proper mood for this extremely well-made film. Pawel Pawlikowski definitely deserves ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at DVD Talk (Svet Atanasov)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
Well-told and well-acted, this further establishes the director as a major talent, while proving that not all British drama needs to be frowningly worthy. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
Swoony, ethereal, and, finally, toxic, My Summer of Love is a film with a metaphorical darkness that's heightened not by shadows, but by beautiful, unsettling light. Part Heavenly Creatures, part 3 Women, part Polanski epic, but an animal all its own, ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Reel.com
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Edwin Jahiel <ejahiel@prairienet.org>Edwin Jahiel <ejahiel@prairienet.org>
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My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (David Thomas)filmcritic.com (David Thomas)
Though My Summer of Love may seem like the title of either a junior high school report or a Sixties memoir, it is, in fact, the latest from acclaimed director Pawel Pawlikowski (Last Resort). Regardless, it includes all the experimentation, cultish ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at filmcritic.com (David Thomas)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Natalie Press as Mona and Emily Blunt as Tamsin in My Summer of LoveThe razor-sharp bonds of family cut like a knife in this misery-loves-company coming-of-age tale. Freckled teen Mona (Natalie Press) is learning about life the hard way; working the ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie GuideTV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
Well-told and well-acted, this further establishes the director as a major talent, while proving that not all British drama needs to be frowningly worthy. ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
My Summer of Love (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia InquirerPhiladelphia Inquirer
From the dreamy pop on the soundtrack to the sun-dappled first meeting on a Yorkshire hill, My Summer of Love - a film about two 16-year-old girls' brief, blazing relationship - sets an idyllic tone that's not quite of the real world. It's not ...read the complete My Summer of Love movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer
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My Summer of Love (2005) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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