Review of A Summer Place (1959) by Adrian B — 16 Jun 2012
Limp drama in which two very wealthy families, the Hunters and the Jorgensons, go to their summer vacation spot along the coast of Maine. The father (Richard Egan) of Molly (Sandra Dee) has an affair with the mother (Dorothy McGuire) of Johnny (Troy Donahue), destroying each set of parents' marriages.
This causes the two younger lovers, Johnny and Molly, to be split apart. The trailer to this film suggested that "A Summer Place" had not aged well since its 1959 released, and it looked unintentionally funny.
Instead, it was just plain dull and is not worth anybody's time. One thing to note, however, is the stunning piece of music "Theme From a Summer Place," of which the recorded version, which was not part of the film, was released in 1960 and hit number one for many weeks.
Considering that is a great song, that may be a good thing.
This review of A Summer Place (1959) was written by Adrian B on 16 Jun 2012.
A Summer Place has generally received positive reviews.
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