Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Aedonerre I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

Motompa Go in cold, and you're likely to emerge with your blood boiling. This has to be seen to be believed.

blakkdog This is a well done clever mind f*** of a film where good actors acting like they are pretending that they are not acting makes for a jarring tense and slightly perplexing climax. Suddenly you doubt everything you've seen and experienced just like Mona does.There are only three main actors in this movie and honestly you don't even realize it because of the phenomenal jobs they all do, especially Blunt who pulls off being both deceptive and genuine at the same time (sometimes in the same scene!) and Press who blew me away completely by conveying her emotions and feelings generally with such subtlety (simple looks, body language, etc.) that you didn't need any lines at all at times to know exactly where she was emotionally. And Pawlikowski's magical visual story telling approach creates a movie that's beautiful to watch and whose emotions seep through to the audience through the images themselves.The relationship dynamic between Mona and Tamsin is well conceived. We get a real feeling for how perfect they seem for each other, filling voids that they both have been craving and rejoicing in being partners in crime and taking petty vengeance on the cruel world. In short, they seem to find meaning in each other. Add Mona's born again brother to the mix for Tamsin to play against and you have a fascinating powder keg triangle of desperation and deception (both internal and external) all set to explode at Tamsin's whim. And in the end we feel as much the fool as Mona must. Embarrassed and inadequate and spurned and reeling with confusion. That's the interesting thing about this movie, it really allows you to act as the surrogate for Mona in all her angry petulance and throbbing desperation for love and appreciation. You aren't just watching something unfold, you are actually walking in her shoes, feeling her feelings. And that says something extraordinary about both the actor and the presentation of the film itself. Everything that happens to Mona happens to the audience. And for a time it seems it's the same for Tamsin who seems to have an equally aching need for closeness and appreciation and mutual contemptuous defiance of the unfair world.But nothing is ever as it seems… Whether we orchestrate it as a great deception or we deceive ourselves through denial of our true nature.

Irishchatter I found the storyline a bit like a sunken ship to be honest...OK so Mona's brother Phil told everyone at his 'parish' to buzz off and told them they are fakers. Then when Mona leaves, he didn't go after her and apologise. C'mon really? The film crew didn't bother given the character more passion or emotion. They didn't do a good actor choice because really, Paddy Considine was not the best choice to play a role of a 'obsessively religious' older brother. As for Natalie Press and Emily Blunts characters, the storyline among Mona & Tamsin was pretty much dull. Like they were lovey Dover but then Mona found out Tamsin was lying of her sisters death and the parents being separated. It really ruined the whole movie and I honestly don't know why it has gotten so many awards. I think it truly doesn't deserve it as I don't consider the best films I've ever seen. :/

Red_Identity Yup, this is like Heavenly Creatures in many ways. No, it doesn't end in the same way, so it's not like a sister or anything, but a drama that becomes a romance and also gets really dark. The performances are fantastic, and like in Heavenly Creatures, it's the more supporting female lead that is the stand-out. I could see why Emily Blunt broke out in such a huge way for this. She's absolutely amazing, mesmerizing and effective to the point thats he can be charming one minute and completely terrifying the next. The character is an unpredictable one, one that has many shades, and Blunt is absolutely up to the task, and certainly had the talent to pull it off. The film is very good, but yeah, the film belongs to her.

lewiskendell My Summer of Love is comparable to Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures in some ways. Both movies are about two unhappy, bored teenage girls (played here by Emily Blunt and Natalie Press) from wildly different backgrounds who meet and quickly form an intense bond because of their sense of humor and intelligence, and their lack of similarity to those around them.And also like Heavenly Creatures, the threat of the two girls being separated spurs some rather dark consequences for several people. I liked My Summer of Love, but it was a fair distance from perfect. The camera work was needlessly busy and distracting, and it took me the majority of the movie to get used to it. And it's a little slow at times. It also seemed like the story was a little muddled. Ambiguous or open-ended stories are fine, but Summer of Love veered towards frustration once or twice.The best parts of the movie were Emily Blunt, Natalie Press, and Paddy Considine. They're really the only main characters, and each of them does an excellent job portraying flawed people.