The film is transparently derivative, but it has enough visual panache and a feel for the rhythms of a laid-back summer evening that it’s tough to dislike.
Fortunately, its talented and appealing young ensemble make it go down as easily as a cold beer on a hot…well, you know.
50
Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle
Like the repertoire of most bar bands, this all plays out like a cover – competently performed, but the original was better.
50
RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com
Despite an appealing cast, though, this film is as aimless as its characters, a slight story about one night in the life of a group of 20-somethings in a small town.
50
Film ThreatMatthew Passantino
Film ThreatMatthew Passantino
Summer Night has an easy, breezy presence about it, but there’s not much going on beneath the surface.
Meant to feel either lived-in or spontaneously passionate, these poorly written relationships don’t project the effervescence of living in the moment nor the fickleness of what’s to come.