Storyline
Katie, a 17-year-old, has been sheltered since childhood and confined to her house during the day by a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly. Fate intervenes when she meets Charlie and they embark on a summer romance.
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Cast
Bella Thorne, Rob Riggle, Paul McGillion, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tom Vanderkam, Kiefer O'Reilly, Tiera Skovbye, Dean Petriw, Ken Tremblett, Quinn Shephard, Michelle Choi-Lee, Jenn Griffin, Austin Obiajunwa, Nicholas Coombe, Alex Pangburn, Guy Christie, Audrey Smallman, Jaeda Lily Miller, Allyson Grant, Yobdee, Kris Neufeld, Suleka Mathew, Ava Dewhurst
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Reviews
60
Midnight Sun does an effective job of tugging at vulnerable teenage hearts, while managing to provide a few laughs along the way. None of the film rings remotely true, especially the cornball conclusion, but the two young leads are so darn attractive and appealing that one can't help being caught up in their characters' poignant romance.
50
If you’re still a dewy-eyed teen fresh out of going “Awwwww” at the out-of-date coming-out romance “Love, Simon,” there’s nothing wrong with stuffing a few tissues in your pocket and bracing for, if not a good cry, at least the sniffle or two Midnight Sun promises.
50
Midnight Sun is cheesy and implausible and manipulative, but it did chip away at my cynicism through the sheer force of its corny and sincere heart.
42
The authentic Sparks movies at least tend to be howlers, with shamelessly overcomplicated narratives and risible twists. Midnight Sun, on the other hand, is straightforward and trite.
40
Mawkish, bland and banal, this dreary love story — and it’s no “Love Story” — seems to think it can throw together dying girl and handsome prince, and that’s all there is to it.
