A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III Reviews

A light (and slight) surrealistic comedy of emotional waywardness -- intriguing enough to qualify as a playful lark.

Full Review | Original Score: C+

It's a nearly perfect apology for the existence of Sheen2013, packaging him as a man out of time, born too late to be the kind of louche, decadent figure he'd easily get away with being 40 years ago.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5

At once feeds into and deconstructs the Sheen persona; it also serves as a welcome reminder that, when he's not busy "winning" or having a public meltdown, the man is a charismatic onscreen presence.

Full Review | Original Score: B-

Breezily charming film is more heart-on-the-sleeve warm and visually generous.

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The film reveals a depth and weight to the Charlie Sheen archetype that we haven't experienced before.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Swan is more of a doodle than a fully formed idea, though not necessarily less enjoyable for it, since it was clearly intended to be an undisciplined, anything-goes kinda story.

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The imaginative twists, histrionic inventions, and decorative whimsy have a winningly ingenuous and energetic cleverness; through it all, this ebulliently overblown character never manages to cut himself down to size.

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As the anticipated follow-up to Roman Coppola's "CQ" this is a letdown, but as a breezy romp it could be far, far worse.

Full Review | Original Score: B-

Director Roman Coppola is nothing if not soaked in movie lore.

Full Review | Original Score: C minus

When the subtlest part of your film is Charlie Sheen's performance, you've got a problem.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4

And that glimpse reveals that the mind of Charles Swan III is actually a bad movie.

Full Review | Original Score: D

This giant turkey was produced, written, and directed by Roman Coppola, who must have thought the dumb fantasy sequences, steeped in movieland imagery, would remind people of 8-1/2 (or, at the very least, Head).

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An artist-playboy stalking an ex-girlfriend sounds tailor-made for Charlie Sheen, but he and his comedy are rather bland. A not quite fully formed film from Roman Coppola.

Full Review | Original Score: C-

It allows moviegoers the dubious pleasure of experiencing what a film by the late Bob Fosse might have been like if only Fosse had been a moron.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5

The audience finds out just how long 84 minutes can be. The answer: really long.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4

Charles Swan III just needs to grow up. And unpleasant as it may be, we deserve more than a glimpse into his mind.

Full Review | Original Score: C+

There isn't much interesting about delving into the psyche of a broad, meaningless caricature. Ooh, tell us about your rich internal life, Joe Camel!

Full Review | Original Score: F

Do we sympathize with Swann? Not remotely. Do we find his friends interesting? Not at all.

Full Review | Original Score: 0/5

Perhaps the best thing that can be said about the film is that it adequately depicts the narcissism of its star ...

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4

The guys play victims and lament the poor condition of being horny guys whose significant others won't just be happy with men who make no effort at all.

Full Review | Original Score: 0/4