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The Sandpiper (2007)
boy meets girl...best friend meets girl...both fall in love with her...cue montage!
I didn't go to summer camp, but this movie makes me wish I did. It's a great little movie about 2 best friends that fall in love with the same girl and her attempt to love both of them.
I get so sick of the same movie every time I go to the theatre. It's refreshing to see a film maker that's making a film that has some heart and doesn't feel like it was pieced together by marketing execs. This film really makes me see how a relationship can evolve between summer friends over a number of years. How summer is a magic time for kids when you don't have to worry about getting into college.
I have no idea what the budget was, but I'm impressed by the production values. There aren't any real names in this film. I'm punk rock enough to recognize John Doe, but after his tour de force as the bartender in ROAD HOUSE, I wouldn't really call him a blockbuster name. It feels like a bunch of people said let's go to the beach for a month and make a movie, what the hell. The entire movie is filled with that playfulness.
The soundtrack rocks. I gotta figure out who the band is that's doing bossanova versions of old punk songs. Does the singer even speak English?????
If you get a chance, see this movie. It will remind you of every girl or boy you fell in love with over the summer and never saw again.