Film Review – Summer Camp

There have been many pictures in recent years detailing the ways of senior citizens looking to reconnect with their youthful days, with slapstick comedy and the bonds of friendship driving these endeavors. And Diane Keaton has starred in most of them. The actress returns to the ways of being wacky with “Summer Camp,” which shouldn’t be confused with “Poms,” “Book Club,” or “Mack & Rita,” but it’s mostly the same type of movie. What’s different here is the setting, following three seventysomething women to a camp reunion where they confront their ages, friendships, and themselves as they try to enjoy a return to the stomping grounds of their teenage years. Written and directed by Castille Landon, “Summer Camp” is meant to be warm and silly, but it’s mostly wearying, offering an incredibly limited imagination for humor, while its sense of characterization is wholly bizarre at times. Perhaps it’s meant to delight a single demographic, but somehow it’s not fun for anyone. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com