▁described ▁the ▁seven - screen ▁project ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁" change ▁entertain ment ▁experiences . ▁Like ▁if ▁Mc Que en ▁or ▁T ars em ▁was ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁entertain ment ▁value ▁of ▁Cir que ▁du ▁So le il ▁or ▁W alt ▁Disney ." ▁ ▁Re views ▁Cru el ▁Summer ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews . ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁called ▁the ▁film ▁" ground bre aking " ▁and ▁exclaimed ▁" It ▁turns ▁out ▁K any e ▁West ▁didn ’ t ▁just ▁want ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁short ▁film ▁-- ▁he ▁wants ▁to ▁completely ▁change ▁the ▁way ▁mov ies ▁are ▁watched ." ▁The ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁wrote ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁" new ▁music ▁from ▁West ▁and ▁a ▁th ump ing ▁surr ound - sound ▁quality ▁that ▁makes ▁a ▁ 3 - D ▁Michael ▁Bay ▁effort ▁feel ▁like ▁an ▁i Pad ▁short . ▁" C ru el ▁Summer " ▁was ▁shot ▁with ▁multiple ▁cam eras , ▁with ▁each ▁screen ▁offering ▁a ▁different ▁perspective ▁on ▁the ▁action ." ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁commented ▁the ▁piece ▁has ▁" pl enty ▁of ▁striking ▁imag ery " ▁and ▁pra ised ▁West ' s ▁" gre at ▁visual ▁sense ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 2 ▁films ▁Category : 2 0 1 2 ▁short ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : American ▁short ▁films ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 s ▁hip ▁hop ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁directed ▁by ▁K any e ▁West ▁Category : English - language ▁films ▁Category : American ▁musical ▁drama ▁films ▁Category