Summer Storm(Sommersturm)

The New York Times by

Directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner like a barely legal pornography flick with extra plot, the movie is a perfect storm of clichés.

Variety by Dennis Harvey

Routine in some aspects, but compensates via psychologically sharp writing and performances.

L.A. Weekly by Ella Taylor

A lovely wallow in the sweaty pains and joys of mostly gay adolescent love.

Film Threat by James Wegg

Summer Storm is director/co-writer Marco Kreuzpaintner's entry into the "I'm not gay but my boyfriend is" genre.

The A.V. Club by Keith Phipps

It just grows darker and broodier as Stadlober grapples with coming out. That's not an easy thing, but someone should tell the poor guy that being gay doesn't have to mean being this lame.

TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

An observant and sensitively played drama about adolescent sexuality, unrequited love and heartbreak.

Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington

A contemporary teen summer romance with a modern sexual twist--though in many ways, it's just the same old malarkey.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

An uninspired gay coming-of-age import from Germany.