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Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

  • Starring: Daniel Letterle, Don Dixon, Joanna Chilcoat
  • Summary: Based on an actual summer camp for young actors, singers and dancers, Camp is the dramatic, hilarious and show-stopping story of a group of extraordinary kids growing up and discovering who they really are. (IFC Films)
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 32
  2. Negative: 3 out of 32
  1. 88
    At the film's uplifting conclusion, when a stilled voice finally makes itself heard, you can unmistakably feel your heart lift, as if it had grown tiny wings. Camp reminds you that once you believed it would always soar, just like that.
  2. Reviewed by: Rich Cline
    80
    This is the kind of film you can watch over and over again on several levels, especially as you mine the script for knowing jokes about the theatre (it's packed with them).
  3. Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    The pressure often shows: For all its charm, the dramatic moments are awkward and the final act feels rushed and under rehearsed.
  4. There's no doubt the cast is driven and talented; some day, it might be interesting to watch a film about what such kids are really like.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. AaronF.
    6
    Good fun, especially the musical numbers, but the acting and writing are often times very awkward. it's very evident when the film attempts to develop its one-dimensional characters that this is a first feature from writer/director Todd Graff. Expand
  2. 24601booyah
    6
    I loved the premise of this movie, but the final production was less than satisfactory. The musical theatre numbers were fantastic, "Ladies Who Lunch" was especially notable. However, there was something missing. Sorry to be so vague, but I came away from the movie wanting something more (and not in a good way). To be fair, the actors did a splendid job, but the movie itself just left me unsatisfied. Expand
  3. CharlieD.
    0
    This "film" was the worst film I've ever seen, with a cliche story line and a terrible scrpt, it's 2 hours of my life I'm not going to get back. Expand

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