Film Review – The Kings of Summer

There are moments in “The Kings of Summer” that conjure a feeling of
pressurized adolescence, where innocence is depleting and parental
quarrels turn into all-out war. And there are sequences presented here
that resemble an audition tape for the Groundlings. It’s an unevenness
that holds the picture low to the ground, despite its effort to come off
as a document of juvenile concerns. Actually, there’s little about “The
Kings of Summer” that’s consistent, rendering the film irksome in its
randomness, finding a few profound windows to the soul before it lurches
back into shtick coma mode, trying to come across silly when a more
refined dramatic approach would support the intended emotional and
nostalgic response.
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