Roger Ebert's review
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- Roger Ebert gave the film three stars and compared it to a summertime version of A Christmas Story.
- Ebert recounted a Benny the Jet play and wrote that the movie had seduced him with its memories of what really matters when you are 12.
- The review is praised for lines about lust balanced by terrors, sharper memories, brighter colors, and a life changed forever in a sunny afternoon.