The Truth About Charlie

 (2002)

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User Reviews

awful remake.
Aug 28, 2008
shaw_derby4 - yahoo.com
if you rent the DVD then the original movie charade should be in there save your time and watch the charade. The truth about Charlie was a poor directed and even poorly acted. Thandie Newton was the only true talent in... Full review
Better than Charade, but nothing really special
Jul 02, 2008
mcguires_2000 - yahoo.com
The 2002 remake of Charade (starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn) was certainly an improvement upon the original. For one, little nuances in the first film make it less believable, like when the thieves go to the funeral, poking pins into... Full review
It was good to me:\
Mar 22, 2008
virgomama777 - yahoo.com
I enjoyed the movie, with it's twists and exciting plot...I dont' know wat everyone else is talking about. Plus, Mark Wahlberg looked damn good in it!:*) And Thandie Newton is a great actress. You know, I'm gonna give this rating straight... Full review
The truth about this movie...
Mar 22, 2008
ilovelouey2003 - yahoo.com
Ugghh... Im kind of dissapointed in this movie. I absolutly LOVE Mark Wahlberg and he was great in the movie but the movie was just BORING. I didnt even watch the whole thing and I was sooo confused about what was... Full review
so bad i walked out od the theatre
May 19, 2007
biohazard336 - yahoo.com
pointless and dull. The plot makes no sense and the spectators have no interest in what will happen. Acting is extremely bad. Thandie Newton is perhaps the worst actress in business: remeber that she singlehandedly ruined MI2.... Full review
Worst movie ever
Mar 27, 2007
amr7el - yahoo.com
Everything is just bad, actors are used in a bad way in this movie, you can't even figure out if the movie is a thriller or comic, its too upsetting really, sad about the time I wasted watching the movie.... Full review
Not as bad as everyone here thinks
Mar 18, 2007
jamil10216 - yahoo.com
WEll you can be bored of this movie extremely fast but what kept me watching was the leading lady Thandie Newton. She is SO HOT!! It was an all star cast but the movie was a little dry.... Full review
Absolutly dreadful
Mar 18, 2007
artist0644 - yahoo.com
If you like awful movies be my guest and see it but if you don't then i definitly dont recommend seeing this movie. The only thing good about this movie is Thandie Newton because she is a real piece of eye... Full review
It has its ups and Downs
Nov 19, 2006
tccstudentofthecentury - yahoo.com
Great story, just below average acting, but not a great movie. Not Tim Robbins' best. Good direction was sadly not present.... Full review
stick to the original, of course
Oct 11, 2006
raccoonlover89 - yahoo.com
I now know the reason that people get Mark Wahlberg and Matt Damon confused, cause they definitely looked so much alike. But that aside, the movie was lacking what the original (Charade) did so well. The original was very good at... Full review

Critics Reviews

| Sep 04, 2008
Urban Cinefile
The jerky camera movements (no doubt to make the film edgy) are irritating nauseating at times. Mark Wahlberg is woefully miscast as Joshua Peters - the Cary Grant character whose personality needs nuance and style. ... Full Review
| Feb 01, 2007
Chicago Tribune
It was shot, absolutely stunningly, by Manuel Teran, whom we know from the striking urban photography for Cyril Collard's searing AIDS drama "Savage Nights" and Jonathan Demme's darkly playful "Charade" remake "The Truth About Charlie. composed entirely of amateur actors from the Masai tribe ... Full Review
| Dec 05, 2003
ViewLondon
Completely Charmless Nonsense The plot, despite its basic similarity to the original, is completely nonsensical and the film desperately lacks the charm that's required to pull it off. Presumably, Demme was trying to recapture something of the "screwball" quality he brought to Something Wild , but it's a cataclysmic failure. ... Full Review
| Apr 01, 2003
KQEK
The Truth About Charlie" digs a bit deeper into character back stories (including poor dead Charlie) than "Charade," and Demme deliberately tries to enhance the suspenseful twists established in the original film, often through visual and editorial techniques borrowed from the French New Wave films of his youth. ... Full Review
| Apr 01, 2003
DVD Talk
The Truth About Charlie is that it's a terribly lousy movie. And it's not exactly like Jonathan Demme was phoning his direction in; The Truth About Charlie is the type of bad film that only a truly gifted filmmaker could create. ... Full Review

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