72
Metascore
16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonFor all of its wise, welcome focus on the libidinal, Summertime additionally succeeds in presenting the liberationist fervor of the time without devolving into school-play pageantry.
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeSummertime celebrates the unique couple’s chemistry, allowing their smiles to convey the transformative effect they have on one another.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe story’s anchored by strong performances from Belgian star Cecile de France (The Kid With a Bike, Hereafter) and French singer-turned-actress Izia Higelin (Mauvaise fille), who have a natural chemistry that’s not only credible but actually infectious.
- 70Screen DailyAllan HunterScreen DailyAllan HunterThe radiant, heartfelt performances from Izia Higelin and Cecile De France make you care about the final outcome even when you feel you know exactly where Summertime might be headed.
- 67The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloEverything onscreen still feels credible, but forbidden-love stories are as predictable as the changing of the seasons. Summertime had briefly seemed to promise something more mercurial.
- 63Slant MagazineDiego SemereneSlant MagazineDiego SemereneCatherine Corsini depicts feminists in lighthearted ways, at once humorously caricatured and sensitively human.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt is well acted, well shot, earnest and high-minded in its eroticism, but with a certain Mills-and-Boony-swoony-ness that creates something unsubversive in the love affair itself.
- 60Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonTime Out LondonTom HuddlestonThe film can feel truncated, as if only a longer film or TV series could do proper justice to the details of the story. But it’s a sensitive and moving tale nonetheless.
- 40CineVueMaximilian Von ThunCineVueMaximilian Von ThunDespite a promising concept and strong production values, Summertime's poor execution makes it one to avoid.