I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

This is a fun little movie that made it under my radar a few years ago. If you enjoy high school dramadies, your likely to enjoy this. In one Summer, 3 boys discover a Lord of the Flies land in the wilderness by their home. Their escape their focus and isn't that what adolescent movies are all about? It's a common theme but the characterization and sometimes tense dramatic portions are original and effective.This high school aged comedy/drama starts where the high school campus ends. Here we have three teenaged friends, unhappy with their home lives, who join together to leave the suburbs and build their own shack in the woods.I think the angst of high school kids is pretty standard here. I remember wanting to move out of my parents house so badly at that age. I wasn't financially prepared to so I had to wait. These boys don't. They go through all the steps of building and preparing and their adventures along the way are quite engaging and heartwarming.They do some drinking and smoking and of course they try all the things they couldn't do back home. There are some interesting characters here as well. The main character's father is quite interesting. He gets angry and has an opportunity to reconnect. Does he take that opportunity? You'll have to see to find out. While comic in nature there are some serious scenes as well.There is a girl as there always will be. Her role is similar to the "interloper" in he Little Rascals fort. The drama and tension there becomes evident as the boys find out whether she belongs or not. I found the father drama along with the girl conflict quite easy to recall from childhood. I remembered these things that you go out and build a fort to discover. It's a good watch and I'd recommend it to anyone but mostly to fans of the high school dramedy.

There are few things more frustrating than almost, and The Kings Of Summer is an "almost" kind of movie. Despite a setup which asks us to sympathize with a pair of very self absorbed teens whose biggest problem is that - *gasp!* - their parents are annoying, it still manages to be a reasonably likable movie thanks to random fits of inspired quirkiness and a talented cast. But lost within its folds is a much, much better movie and that wasted potential ultimately serves to overshadow the entire thing.Despite this, and its ultimately muddled message, The Kings Of Summer has just enough worthwhile individual parts to recommend. -

I could easily write a review that is exactly what you expect to read about a film about 3 teenagers who run away from their (faintly embarrassing, but not actually all that oppressive, by any means) parents. It has the ultra-American high school party with the red cups. It has the douchey older boyfriend of the protagonist's love interest. It has the utter implausibility of the 3 teenagers being able to build a fully free standing, architecturally acceptable house in the middle of the woods, with engineering skills that didn't stand up to the challenge of building a bird box earlier in the film.But it tries really hard. Nick Offerman's downtrodden, wonton-weary father is hilarious, Moises Arias' Biaggio is creepy, lovable and hysterical in equal measure, and the soft-focus cinematography is often really beautiful.The main problem though, apart from the host of American-coming-of- age genre clichés, is that the inexplicably follically proficient protagonist, Joe (Nick Robinson) is simply not likable in the slightest. I would be surprised to see any viewer relate to him as he threatens his entirely more pleasant best friend Patrick with violence for the heinous act of falling for Kelly (Erin Moriarty), who failed to display any interest in Joe in the entire film.Somehow it still retains a charm, despite this. The direction and soundtrack, while occasionally jarring, are often really satisfying, and Offerman and Arias keep you laughing for long stretches of the film.Go and watch the trailer. It's really good. And best of all, it contains nearly all the good bits, so if you're short on time, there's no need to watch the actual movie.

There's not a lot I can say about this movie just that it is a MASTERPIECE. This is a movie that once watched is hard to stop watching, mainly because of the pure genius that was produced. The movie can resemble typical teenager's life that wants to spend time with their friends, being independent and mainly rule at the same time. The movie includes comedy, adventure and drama all rolled into one.Jordan Vogt-Roberts was a first time director when making this movie and what a way to kick of his career with a movie like The Kings of Summer. He got the characters spot on in this movie and choose the perfect actors to play the characters; the three main characters are Joe Toy (Nick Robinson), Patrick Keenan (Gabriel Basso) and Biaggio (Moises Arias). He didn't just get the characters/actors spot on he got the set of where they were filming in the woods perfectly and makes me especially want to build my own house there.Joe has just finished his freshman year in high school and is about to spend his summer with his father Frank Toy (Nick Offerman). Frank makes Joe's life a misery and Joe dislikes him this plays a main part in Joe's run away. Joe's best friend Patrick lives with his mum and dad (played by Megan Mullally and Marc Evan Jackson) Patrick seriously dislikes living with his parents mainly because they control every bit of his life by being overprotective. Not wanting to be controlled by their parents both of them decide to run off into the woods and build their own house gather the food themselves and follow their own rules without know one knowing especially their parents. It wasn't just them two though that ran away from home their strange friend Biaggio also comes along not knowing why he ran off. Wanting company the three decide to have a house warming dinner with Kelly (Erin Moriarty) and a couple other friends as well. Joe deeply loves Kelly but she doesn't feel the same way as him.The Kings of Summer makes a great movie due to the great acting and the storyline. I highly recommend watching this as it will be a movie you wouldn't think twice of watching it again.