Very Belated Review: Stolen Summer
This film aired on TV the other day. I had wondered why I had not heard of it before, given that it was a Project Greenlight inaugural production. After watching it, I can see why I hadn't. It's pretty bad. I'm convinced this film was chosen By Ben Affleck and Matt Damon because they knew it would cause the audience to discuss it afterwards. Personally, that only works if the subject matter is presented in a logical way, rather than make assumptions and leave out some key details. The only discussions that came out of this were in the form of disgust over the obvious flaws in the film, and the insensitivity of the subject matter. ~Spoiler warning! To better explain my views, I'm going to have to give away the ending. So stop reading now if you'd rather not be spoiled.~ The film is about an 8 year-old Catholic boy named Pete O'Malley, who after constantly hearing from the nuns at school that he was destined for hell asks his brother what he...