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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90VarietyCarlos AguilarVarietyCarlos AguilarIn the Summers is the type of personal, confidently executed first outing that should hopefully put the filmmaker on an auspicious track to produce other keenly humanist work.
- 90Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangLos Angeles TimesJustin ChangComing-of-age dramas may be a dime a dozen at Sundance, but one this tender and truthful can make an entire subgenre feel shimmeringly new.
- 83The PlaylistGregory EllwoodThe PlaylistGregory EllwoodLacorazza Samudio has pulled off a splendid feature directorial debut. Inspired by events in her own life and a sparse 90 minutes, the screenplay is layered but tight. The emotional beats are purposeful and not forced. There is a nuance and authenticity to the entire endeavor that is genuinely refreshing.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeThe Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeThe feature is a visual poem, an enveloping four-stanza ode to experiences shared by a man and his daughters.
- 75IndieWireEsther ZuckermanIndieWireEsther ZuckermanIn the Summers is brimming full of its characters’ internal aches rendered elegantly across time.
- 75Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenOne of the film’s great strengths resides in Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio’s confidence in her details to speak for themselves, without the need of plot gimmickry.
- 70Screen RantPatrice WitherspoonScreen RantPatrice WitherspoonThanks to phenomenal camera work and partnership with cinematographer Alejandro Mejía, In the Summers is elevated by an impressive experience both emotionally and visually.