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Charly (A Heartbeat Away) (2002)

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Sam Roberts thinks he has all the answers: the purpose of life, the meaning of love, the plan for a perfect future. Until Charly walks into his life.

PG, 1 hr. 43 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Aug 1, 2003

$0.7M

Excel Entertainment

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (8)

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

January 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | Comment
Sacramento Bee
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A competent but self-righteous film that offers little insight into love or faith.

September 6, 2003 Comment

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

April 10, 2003 Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | Comment
Arizona Daily Star

The movie is too amateurishly square to make the most of its own ironic implications.

January 23, 2003 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | Comment
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.

January 12, 2003 Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | Comment
Internet Reviews

It is a likable story, told with competence.

November 16, 2002 Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | Comment
EricDSnider.com

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

October 17, 2002 Comment
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

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

October 7, 2002 Full Review | Comment
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

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

October 7, 2002 Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | Comment
Salt Lake Tribune

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

October 3, 2002 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | Comment
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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Audience Reviews for Charly (A Heartbeat Away)

Love it! One of my all-time favs!! So sad!! Charly is the perfect love story!! I highly recommend this one!!

April 12, 2007
shaekaye101
Shaelie S.

This show is great! It is hilarious and then very very sad. I just watched it today and vowed that I would not cry.......well so much for that. I sobbed. For anyone who liked a romance,comedy,cry movie this is the one!

September 8, 2007
kristensmail2000
Kristen Millsap

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