It's a mostly compelling tetralogy of short films that's well shot with some nice visuals, but half of this film really didn't do it for me.
The first part, Sunfish, tells a story we've seen a thousand times. Moody teen has to stay with people she barely knows and slowly learns to enjoy the time she has. The problem with this one is that her character arc jumps from one end to the other in a matter of minutes, making the story had to relate to. Part 2, Summer Camp, was really well done and probably the best part of the film for me. The acting, story, and emotional beats were all done very well, leaving me satisfied when it ended. I heavily disliked part 3. It's a complete deviation from the previous coming of age shorts which tells an extremely goofy and poorly acted "tall tale" story that is helmed by some extremely cringeworthy characters and dialogue. Luckily, I enjoyed part 4. I didn't like it as much as 2, but it ended the film with a very sweet and compelling sisterly love story that was helmed by 2 very good actresses.
Overall, Sunfish & Other Stories at Green Lake offers a few nice individual stories, but fails as a thematically connective Anthology story.
