Stolen Summer

Pete (Adi Stein) is an eight-year-old Catholic boy growing up in the suburbs of Chicago in the mid-'70s. Pete attends Catholic school, where as classes let out for the summer, he's admonished by a nun to follow the path of Lord, and not that of the Devil. Perhaps taking this message a bit too ...more

Viewers in search of rookie gaffes will be disappointed by Stolen Summer, the even-keeled outcome of Miramax's experiment in cinematic wish granting, which formed the basis of the HBO reality show Project Greenlight. Unfortunately, most others will be disappointed by it, too. Neophyte director Pete Jones can finally take the chip off his shoulder; his contest-winning script and hours of high-profile humiliation have actually culminated in a watchable film. But Jones' tidy efficiency is both a ...more