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The Kings of Summer
lastonetoleave - wrote on 06/10/13
The Kings of Summer (2013) R Three teenage boys (Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso, Moises Arias) decide to get away from their rather strange and controlling parents by running away to build a house in the middle of the woods. This is a great film for the summer. It’s funny, moving and full of fine performances. While viewers will see this film for the supporting cast, which is full of great comedians like Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally, it’s the three lead boys (Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso and Moises Arias) that make this film so exceptional and a joy to watch. Nick Robinson, playing the leader of the gang, Joe, is absolutely perfect in the role of a kid who is so tired of his life that he just wants to run away. Gabriel Basso does a terrific job of portraying Patrick, the boy who just goes along with Joe’s ideas, and Moises Arias steals the movies as he plays the strange but loveable Biaggio. The film is a wonderful coming of age story where the boys find out that running away doesn’t always solve problems. My Rating: I Would Pay to See It Again
