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Monster Summer

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When a great evil threatens a group of teens never-ending summer, they must band together with a grizzly detective in this 90s adventure throwback.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Dave Golder

A teen investigator teams up with a retired cop to save their island from a supernatural threat in this light-hearted teen horror adventure. It's the summer of 1997, and school kids on Martha's Vineyard are succumbing to an extreme version of brain fog. Noah Reed (Mason Thames) is a teenager with ambitions to be an investigative journalist who becomes convinced there's a shapeshifting witch to blame. But nobody will listen to him other than a creepy old man (Mel Gibson) who becomes his surprise ally and mentor. Although some viewers might be disappointed at the sparsity of actual monsters, this is is an engaging enough budget blend of The Goonies and Stand by Me. It doesn't exactly redefine the genre, but it benefits from a spirited performance from Gibson, who delivers above and beyond, and Thames is very good as Noah. Safe, cosy, undemanding thrills for family friendly viewing.

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5.7/10

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rolenameGene CarruthersMel GibsonNoah ReedMason ThamesEugene WexlerJulian LernerSammy DeversAbby James WitherspoonBen DriskelNoah CottrellAbby ReedNora ZehetnerMiss HalversonLorraine BraccoLilly ReedEmma FasanoRonnie HarlowSpencer FitzgeraldUmpirePatrick Renna

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rolenameDirectorDavid HenrieWriterCornelius UlianoWriterBryan SchulzProducerJohn BlanfordProducerMark FasanoProducerJames HenrieProducerDan McDonoughComposerFrederik WiedmannDirector of photographyLarry BlanfordEditorRobb SullivanCastingNancy NayorProduction designerElliott Glick

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Released on

2024-11-25

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence, swearing

Formats

Colour

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