Summer's Blood
A demented handyman comes to the rescue of a young woman, then imprisons her in his basement.
Critics Sentiment
Tom Hoxey helps Summer escape sheriff and hide
Tom explains his garden philosophy to captive Summer
The film drops sharply from Tom's charming introduction (7.1) to the tedious psychological torture scenes (3.8), a 3.3 point plunge.
Summer's Blood starts promisingly with Ashley Greene's rebellious protagonist and Peter Mooney's charming potential love interest, but collapses once the horror elements emerge. Critics consistently found the middle section's psychological torture scenes boring rather than frightening, praising only Stephen McHattie's late appearance. The film's bold themes around incest and family dysfunction felt poorly executed to most reviewers.
Full cast
Ashley Greene
Summer Matthews
Peter Mooney
Tom Hoxey
Barbara Niven
Gaia Hoxey
Stephen McHattie
Gant Hoxey
Peter Michael Dillon
Darwin
Cinthia Burke
Jessie
Paul Whitney
Szeryf
Sean Tucker
Cliff
Teri Loretto
Twila
Dani Kind
Amber
Allison Graham
Pretty Woman
Cathy Lynn Symonds
Hooker
Jennilee Murray
Woman in Park (uncredited)
Carolyn Arbuckle
Sarah-Jean (uncredited)
Crew
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