This film mirrors many other coming-of-age, independent adolescent films set in summer. It follows three teenage boys: naïve, quiet Adam, laid-back, slight troublemaker Riley, and hot-headed, irreverent troublemaker Nate. The boys just start out having fun together as boys do. They begin to engage in property damage, theft, and dishonesty. They have little supervision and occasionally spend time with a man who sells them weed and obviously isn't aware of Child Protective Services. There is excessive use of the f-word, as well as vulgar talk, so that you do start to wonder why the writers chose to have minors speak like this (apparently the film got an R rating on Amazon for this very reason). A girl is spoken of in an objective, sexual manner and Adam engages in voyeurism. These are stereotypical, long-tried tropes of adolescent boys that we really do not need to be exposed to yet again, do we?
Adam's happy life is soon disrupted once he learns of what's happening in his family; he naturally turns to his friends, but they have problems of their own. Later in the film, it becomes clear that all the boys are confused in one way or another. The peer pressure, lying, and inner conflicts (sleeping giants) eventually divide and push them, ultimately leading to a sad ending. Unfortunately, the adults in the boys' small world cannot help or reach them. They can't prevent the running wild and "fun" that eventually ends badly.
This is a painful drama that does not really get resolved in the end; you are left hanging. You are left feeling bad for these teens, for their loneliness and their harsh awakening to reality.
Adam's happy life is soon disrupted once he learns of what's happening in his family; he naturally turns to his friends, but they have problems of their own. Later in the film, it becomes clear that all the boys are confused in one way or another. The peer pressure, lying, and inner conflicts (sleeping giants) eventually divide and push them, ultimately leading to a sad ending. Unfortunately, the adults in the boys' small world cannot help or reach them. They can't prevent the running wild and "fun" that eventually ends badly.
This is a painful drama that does not really get resolved in the end; you are left hanging. You are left feeling bad for these teens, for their loneliness and their harsh awakening to reality.