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This is an interesting coming of age tale that score points for not being like most other films. I'm not sure it all works but it was really nice not to go down the expected paths yet again.
The plot of the film has a young man returning to Puerto Rico after 15 years. He had moved to the US after his father died, and is now back for the death of his grandfather. While there he meets and falls in with a couple who upset the order of his life.
One part drama and one part comedy, SUMMER OF THREE takes a familiar tale and turns it side ways. Things don't always go as expected but more importantly the film gives us characters to care about. These aren't wholly stock characters, but ones with different coloring and shading that make them stand out. Kudos to the cast and script for making this something that truly stands on its own two feet.
While the film occassional missteps, say in some cliche bits such as an over reaction to a chicken in a bedroom, there is enough good here to make us care and want to see how it all comes out.
Worth a look.
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