the film is transparently derivative, but it has enough visual panache and a feel for the rhythms of a laid-back summer evening that it's tough to dislike
the cast shines even when the material doesn't; "Summer Night" wears its influences a little too heavily on its sleeve. Fortunately, its talented and appealing young ensemble make it go down as easily as a cold beer on a hot
by Richard Whittaker [Austin Chronicle ]
