Review of Hot Summer Nights (2018) by Frommywidow1 — 14 Sep 2020

Hot summer nights is a mildly disappointing film, it has great cinematography and for the most part solid performances but the script is very weak and cliche.

This review of Hot Summer Nights (2018) was written by Frommywidow1 on 14 Sep 2020.

Hot Summer Nights has generally received mixed reviews.

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