Summerland (2020)
Written & directed by Jessica Swale this film stars Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lucas Bond, Penelope Wilton and Tom Courtenay. During WW2 a boy is evacuated from London to live with a reclusive writer near Dover.
Despite not being overly original there was a lot I liked about the set up for this film and I was looking forward to seeing it explore the themes it raises in the first part, unfortunately the film lacks any subtlety or follow through. Things become just too easy to predict, focusing on the overly sentimental moments which feel unearned and frustratingly leaves some interesting threads dangling. I enjoyed Tom Courtenay in the film but that was about it.
2/5
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