Fifteen years have passed since “Friday the 13th,” but there’s no Jason here. A group of seven people in their early thirties returns to the summer camp they attended as young teenagers two decades prior. The camp's owner, portrayed by Alan Arkin, is still present and tells them about his plans to retire. Sam Raimi appears as his assistant, who seems a bit off mentally. "Indian Summer” (1993) draws from the writer/director’s own experiences at Camp Tamakwa, where Raimi also spent time as a child. The film shares similarities with “Meatballs,” but features adults and only brief glimpses of them as children during their time at camp. It's occasionally labeled as a comedy, which isn't quite right. It functions more like a drama in the style of "Return of the Secaucus Seven" or “The Big Chill.” Like those films, any humor arises naturally from the setting. These are cabin-in-the-woods stories, simply without a monster to fear. Some material may require an adult perspective, such as when Jennifer (Elizabeth Perkins) speaks to herself while looking in a mirror. The writer/director clearly aimed for realism and subtlety, which is acceptable, but this approach might make the film dull for some viewers. Those who feel sentimental about summer camp will probably get more out of it. Personally, I consider "Return of the Secaucus Seven" to be superior to the other two films, with “3 Nights in the Desert” (2014) being comparable in its own distinctive way. Kimberly Williams-Paisley stands out among the cast as the only attendee who wasn’t around twenty years earlier; she was just one year old at that time. Along with Perkins, Diane Lane and Julie Warner are also featured. Perkins' character seems somewhat outspoken and sharp-tongued. Bill Paxton is present, embodying a sort of early 90s version of Jim Morrison on the male side. The film’s length is 1 hour, 37 minutes, and it was filmed at Camp Tamakwa in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, which is located about three hours and ten minutes north of Toronto. GRADE: B-

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