Secret Summer (2016 TV Movie)
2/10
Black Bart saves the books, but this pulp fiction is no page turner
2 March 2024
Theler plays the buff single uncle taking care of his brother's kids for summer break whilst visiting land valuer Shaw is working on behalf of her big city client to cost the local library for sale and eventual redevelopment.

TV star Washington features in a supporting role as local wise-owl, green thumb and matchmaker Gus, at whose guesthouse Shaw is staying, and the surprise package is former Hollywood action lady Ticotin playing the head librarian concerned for the future of the town's beating heart.

It's bland and cheesy with a threadbare plot that's little more than an outline of tired cliches, everything from the inhospitable local cafe that only does one type of coffee to Theler's backstory as the black sheep who chose writing over the family business, offering no shocks, surprises nor suspense. The only surprise is how Washington and Ticotin ended up in this dull, superficial romcom.
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