Joe Toy, on the verge of adolescence, finds himself increasingly frustrated by his single father, Frank's attempts to manage his life. Declaring his freedom once and for all, he escapes to a clearing in the woods with his best friend, Patrick, and a strange kid named Biaggio. He announces that they are going to build a house there, free from responsibility and parents. Once their makeshift abode is finished, the three young men find themselves masters of their own destiny, alone in the woods.
Once they go into the woods, the movie becomes as interesting as watching kids hang around and play with sticks.
– Mick LaSalle,
Hearst Newspapers,
7 Jun 2013
rotten:
There is much here to admire, but the overall impression is of a film that does not have the courage of its convictions.
– Sheila O'Malley,
Chicago Sun-Times,
11 Jun 2013
fresh:
This willfully eccentric tale about teenage boys in suburban Ohio fleeing their families to live in the deep woods plays like an erratic comic revue slapped together at theater camp.
– Michael Sragow,
Orange County Register,
13 Jun 2013
fresh:
A warm and affectionate comedy about that last great summer when you're 13 or 14 and you don't realize just how much your life is about to change and things will never be the same.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
20 Jun 2013
fresh:
Coming on like Stand by Me meets Son of Rambow, the boys' adventure is essentially dreamy indie-teen wish-fulfilment.