I enjoyed this movie very much, seeing it on TV 12 years ago. One of my favorite of the coming-of-age teen movies. In fact, this one is often credited as being a fore-runner to the dozens of 80's teen movies (fast times, 16 candles, pretty in pink etc). The plot has been summarized elsewhere (if you care to know), needless to say its charm for me was the solid acting and decent script. The main characters were very believable in their roles and they seemed to have genuine chemistry. I think the ending made it for me, and the presidential speech has remained in my head for many years (despite that I haven't seen the movie since). am very surprised the movie didn't do nearly as well as I would have thought (I am usually a very good barometer for 'what is popular'). If you have a few hours to kill, I'm asking you (if you can find this movie anywhere as it is pretty tough to find...its still not out on DVD!!!) to give it a try. It may show its age, but you cant go wrong with it.
Review of Almost Summer
