Summer of 84 (2018)
After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spend their summer spying on him and gathering evidence, but as they get closer to discovering the truth, things get dangerous.
- Caroline Battista
- François Simard
- Anouk Whissell
- Yoann-Karl Whissell
- Matt Leslie
- Stephen J. Smith
Rating: 6.9/10 by 1291 users
Alternative Title:
Verão de 84 - BR
1984년 여름 - KR
Verano del 84 - ES
Verano del 84 - MX
Лятото на 84-та - BG
Country:
United States of America
Canada
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 45 minutes
Budget: $1,500,000
Revenue: $42,027
Plot Keyword: friendship, camera, cop, suburbia, paperboy, basement, murder, serial killer, teenage crush, walkie talkie, group of friends, news report, 1980s, retro horror
A very pleasant surprise. It was hardcore derivative, but that didn't stop me from enjoying it. Even if it had, there is **nothing** old hat about that ending. _Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._
**Perhaps some mild spoilers** 1/3 of the way through and so far it's rather annoying. Ridiculous dialog, unrealistic feel and cliche stuff that copies recent successful shows/movies. I'll finish it later but I'm not expecting much. OK...finished it! It actually ends up better than it started. I think it could have been vastly improved with a few changes. It tries too hard in places and a few of the characters were unrealistic or maybe the acting was just bad. The dad was acted poorly and the neighbor girl was too old and unbelievable. She seemed like some 25-year-old Playboy Bunny crushing on the nerdy kid she used to babysit. There is no universe in the multiverse where this would happen. All that said, the conclusion was pretty good and obviously opens it up for a sequel at some point. I really thought the it was setting up for a giant twist where the guy who you thought was the killer was innocent and the real killer was the hot neighbor girl. That would have explained her unhealthy obsession with the boy next door. 6/10.