I think this would've had more impact at the time. Nostalgia, first love, talk about sex. Jennifer O'Neil is perfect as a fantasy figure, a young war bride on an island understandably loved by Gary Grimes.
The boys' talk is pervt and lechy. It's awkward to watch but it's true.
Director Robert Mulligan is a dab hand at these sensitive tales. He didn't punk out with the casting - the kids all look like kids. I loved Grimes' geeky casanova mate, Jerry Houser.
The film has the soul of a television play (small cast, simple but it works as a film because of the island setting, and it's about sex (at its heart... I guess and love).
It was a script then adapted into a novel but the novel came out before the film.
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