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Charly (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 10

Fresh: 2

Rotten:8

Average Rating: 4.9/10

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for thematic elements

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Sep 27, 2002 Limited

Box Office: $655,471

Synopsis: Opposites attract in this Adam Thomas Anderegg directed movie. Stars Heather Beers and Jeremy Elliott.


Studio: Excel Entertainment

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12/02/03
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page

A competent but self-righteous film that offers little insight into love or faith.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
09/06/03
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

If religious films aren't your bailiwick, stay away. Otherwise, this could be a passable date film.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
04/10/03
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

The film is old-fashioned, occasionally charming and as subtle as boldface.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
01/24/03
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee
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01/24/03
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The movie is too amateurishly square to make the most of its own ironic implications.

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01/23/03
David Chute
L.A. Weekly

Beers, who, when she's given the right lines, can charm the paint off the wall ... [but] the script goes wrong at several key junctures.

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01/12/03
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

It is a likable story, told with competence.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
11/16/02
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

'Charly' will divide its audience in two separate groups, those reaching for more tissues and those begging for mercy...

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10/17/02
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Charly comes off as emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past Love Story derisions.

Full Review Source: Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) | comment Comment
10/07/02
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

Imagine the CleanFlicks version of 'Love Story,' with Ali MacGraw's profanities replaced by romance-novel platitudes.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
10/07/02
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

The romance between the leads isn't as compelling or as believable as it should be.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/03/02
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
 
 
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