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Summer of Sam
Inspired by the horror of the 1970 in America, where people live in a state of horror and fear, because of a serial killer named Son of Sam, who begins during the summer to kill many innocents brtualy, the thing that threatens the life of people and the security of the country, so they do their best, in order to catch him.
24 November 1976, Bartow, Florida, USA
27 December 1968, Brooklyn, New York, USA
29 July 1950, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
1 May 1973, Queens, New York, USA
22 September 1964, Bronx, New York, USA
28 February 1957, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
21 April 1949, Northport, Long Island, New York, USA
27 March 1959, New York City, New York, USA
22 July 1986, New York City, New York, USA
19 October 1962, Atmore, Alabama, USA
27 July 1955, Berkeley, California, USA
August 07, 2008
The film is sloppy and ill-formed, its tone lurching drunkenly from turgid soap opera to soft-core porn, descending at times to low camp.
April 09, 2005
Lee does capture the terror a serial killer can wreak upon the community, but his concentration on the weak characters hurts in the long run.
December 06, 2005
Whatever you think of Spike Lee, when he has the faith in his talent and material and is able to be political without the dogma, he's one of the best filmmakers to come out of America in the 1980's.
June 30, 2016
A deliberately overblown MEAN STREETS parody
May 26, 2006
I needed stronger and more balanced characters to really care what happened.
March 22, 2002
The disappointment with Summer of Sam is not that it's exploitative; it's just difficult to figure out what it's supposed to be about.
September 23, 2008
This ultimately disappoints, but it is good to see Lee branch out into subjects which don't immediately lend themselves to his single-minded politicizing.
September 23, 2008
Like most of Lee's work, this bites off more than it can chew, but the breadth and energy are impressive.
February 14, 2001
Lee is a powerful filmmaker who certainly knows how to have an impact on an audience, but those who survive his ministrations are likely to wonder if in this case the battle was worth the bruises.
January 01, 2000
Summer of Sam scatters most of its force by straying far from the compelling, plenty-complex business at hand.
June 24, 2006
Trouble is, the overlong narrative, however entertaining from minute to minute, is a mess.
April 27, 2007
This is trashy exploitation at its clumsiest. Once more, a Spike Lee movie has been undone by the earnestness of being important.
