I saw The Summer of '42 the first time (1972) in a theater and just saw it again on TCM in 2021. It's been a long time and I forgot much about the plot. The 5 stars go to Michel Legrand's score playing over the opening credits. It was gorgeous and still resonates with me. Zero stars for the rest of the movie. We go from a couple who happily live on the beach before the husband is shipped out during WWII. After that, we get to watch three immature teenage boys sweat, wrestle, swear, and try to score with girls...they were so grubby and gross. The character Dorothy goes from newlywed bliss to a heartbreaking casualty of war. Her scene with Hermie was hard to watch. The less said about the ending, the better.
Review of Summer of '42
