What you had here was a Goonies/Monster Squad/Stranger Things vibe for much of the movie (kids investigation a mystery) then a big change in the last ten minutes to outright horror. I'm not convinced it was necessary to the story to do that, and it's jarring as you watch it. The other issue was the total lack of parents, which I know was a trope from the era, but here it is played too far, having parents leave kids alone during circumstances that no parent would ever do so, which made some elements hard to swallow. Overall a decent movie, not as good as Turbo Kid, but quite watchable nonetheless.

It's 1984 Ipswich, Oregon. Even serial killers live next door to somebody. Teen boys are missing and the Cape May Slayer is on the hunt. Paper boy Davey Armstrong suspects his neighbor policeman Wayne Mackey after recognizing a kid from the milk carton. He and his friends hang out, play manhunt, and start investigating the cop next door. He has a crush on his former babysitter neighbor Nikki.

This is Stranger Things crossed with Hitchcock. Stranger Things is becoming a genre of its own and this is full ST. The kids are not quite as cute. They're older and talk a lot of trash about sex. The plot does run over a couple of speed bumps. The first comes in the form of the parents. I buy the skepticism but I can't buy the lack of skepticism. I can accept them dismissing the kid. I can't accept that he has absolute faith in any policeman. It's not like he's a priest. The parents are an awkward movie trope. The last act goes through some more awkwardness. The villain's reappearance is completely expected. It needs to incorporate the walkie talkie. It also needs to keep Nikki around. It does do something unexpected. Overall, this is a fine nostalgia thriller.

The fifteen year-old Davey (Graham Verchere) lives in the suburb with his parents and spends his vacation with his friends Eats (Judah Lewis),Woody (Caleb Emery) and Faraday (Cory Gruter-Andrew). He has a crush on his neighbor and friend Nikki Kaszuba (Tiera Skovbye),who was his babysitter when he was younger. One night, while playing with his friends, Davey sees a boy in the house of his neighbor, police officer Wayne Mackey (Rich Sommer). When he learns that the boy is missing and there is a serial-killer in their neighborhood, David suspects that Mackey is the serial-killer and decides to investigate his neighbor with his friends.

"Summer of 84" is a nostalgic and creepy thriller with many elements in common with "Stranger Things". The story takes place in the 80´s and there is a group of snoopy boys in a suburb that decides to investigate his neighbor. The screenplay is well constructed with a creepy and surprising plot point in the very end. My vote is seven.

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