The Kings of Summer (2013)
Rated R
Starring Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso, Moises Arias, Nick Offerman, Megan Mulally, Mark Evan Jackson,
Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts
The Story:
Joe (Robinson) and Patrick (Basso) are two friends who are fed up with their respective parents. So Joe comes up with a great plan: they move to the woods and build their own house. So they do. Joining them on their adventure is Biaggio (Arias) and the three have a great time at first. But the lives of teenagers are like weather patterns, and are due to change at any minute...
Usually in these films, it's the preteens that run away on an adventure, but in this case, the kids are high schoolers who have clearly had enough.
Both have parents that simply grate on the kid's nerves, but the parents also have the best dialogue in the movie.
The boys carry most of the movie with camaraderie and a bond that carries through onscreen.
When the bond is severed, you feel bad for all involved because nobody was truly at fault for how it happens.
Again, nothing earth-shattering happens, but I have to leave films like this vague in my descriptions because it's easy to ruin the whole thing with just a few sentences.
It's an evolution of the characters, and Basso and Robinson do a great job of holding our interest and making the most of every scene they have.
Currently streaming on Amazon Prime as of this writing.
Final Grade: B
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