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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxAn observant and sensitively played drama about adolescent sexuality, unrequited love and heartbreak.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyRoutine in some aspects, but compensates via psychologically sharp writing and performances.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceOne of the film's major assets is Stadlober's winningly natural performance-his moody charisma is irresistible.
- 70L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorA lovely wallow in the sweaty pains and joys of mostly gay adolescent love.
- 60Film ThreatJames WeggFilm ThreatJames WeggSummer Storm is director/co-writer Marco Kreuzpaintner's entry into the "I'm not gay but my boyfriend is" genre.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleLike most films in the genre, it's sweet, sincere and predictable.
- Directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner like a barely legal pornography flick with extra plot, the movie is a perfect storm of clichés.
- 42The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsIt just grows darker and broodier as Stadlober grapples with coming out. That's not an easy thing, but someone should tell the poor guy that being gay doesn't have to mean being this lame.
- 38Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonA contemporary teen summer romance with a modern sexual twist--though in many ways, it's just the same old malarkey.
- 25New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoAn uninspired gay coming-of-age import from Germany.