Life in small-town England is no idyll
for teenaged Mona (Natalie Press.) With her single Mom dead, she has
only her brother, an ex-con turned born-again Christian. He is too
busy speaking in tongues with his prayer group to provide any
meaningful guidance to her in her adolescence, including when her
older, married boyfriend dumps her. Life takes a turn for the better
when she meets the rich, alluring Tamsin (Emily Blunt.) Tamsin is
home from boarding school, where she was expelled for “being a bad
influence on people.” Despite their differing backgrounds, they
are quite simpatico. Over the summer, the girls become close friends,
then lovers.
“My Summer of Love” reminds me a
bit of a more recent movie, “Blue is the Warmest Color,” although
the sex scenes in “My Summer of Love” are not nearly as graphic.
It's still quite sexy, and an excellent coming-of-age movie. The
viewer gets swept along in the intensity of these teenaged girls'
emotions. The camera work is mostly hand-held, and some viewers may
find the film too talky. Honestly, I barely noticed the occasionally
shaky camera; I was too busy enjoying the story and the two beautiful
actresses.
3.5 stars out of 5
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