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My Summer of Love

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6.1/10 • 288

2005-05-051h 27m

DramaRomance

The most dangerous thing to want is more.

In the Yorkshire countryside, working-class tomboy Mona meets the exotic, pampered Tamsin. To seal their friendship, Mona introduces Tamsin to her born-again Christian brother and helps her spy on her adulterous father. Bound together by their secrets, the two girls see their friendship deepen and enter into dangerous waters.

Directors
Paweł Pawlikowski
Writters
Michael Wynne
Editors
Michael Wynne, David Charap

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  1. Natalie Press

    Natalie Press

    Mona

  2. Emily Blunt

    Emily Blunt

    Tamsin

  3. Paddy Considine

    Paddy Considine

    Phil

  4. Dean Andrews

    Dean Andrews

    Ricky

  5. Michelle Byrne

    Michelle Byrne

    Ricky's Wife

  6. Paul Antony-Barber

    Paul Antony-Barber

    Tamsin's Father

  7. Lynette Edwards

    Lynette Edwards

    Tamsin's Mother

  8. Kathryn Sumner

    Kathryn Sumner

    Sadie

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CinemaSerf

Jun 28, 2024

6/10

On the face of it, "Mona" (Natalie Press) is a bit of a tomboy with few friends and an untrusting nature. When she meets the rather more entitled "Tamsin" (Emily Blunt) you'd expect sparks to fly, but gradually the pair realise that they have more in common than they'd initially thought with their opposites definitely starting to attract. The only real fly in their increasingly idyllic ointment is brother "Phil" (Paddy Considine). He is a reformed criminal who has turned to religiosity with an almost violent zealousness - and he is determined to indoctrinate "Mona" whether she likes it or not. With her finally sensing a degree of purpose in her life, she regales against his control - but... And there's the snag. We don't know. The story all rather peters out, as if they ran out of filming days, or money, or ideas or all of the above. There's a decent chemistry between the two women who deliver quite convincingly at the start, and Considine does what he usually does - just about enough, but the story simply runs out of puff and though the writing does raise a smile now and again, it's just not enough often enough. It's a lovely film to look at, filmed around Yorkshire and showing it off nicely and is just about worth a watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$2,766,094.00
Keywords
northern englandsibling relationshipenglandbecoming an adultfemale friendshipmopedyorkshirelesbian relationshipsummerfemale homosexualitybitingtomboylgbtpessimisticvibrant