A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III Reviews
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Super Reviewer
June 11, 2013
The movie obviously had a lot of potential but the execution is horrible. It has a few funny moments but they're way too few and far between. It would be easy to blame all of the movie's failings on it's star, Charlie Sheen, but it was mostly, most likely, it's writer/director's fault. When working with Anderson Coppola has shown some skill but he obviously wasn't ready to helm a movie like this. I truly hope his next project is much better than this.
Handsome. Brilliant. Heartbroken.
The movie obviously had a lot of potential but the execution is horrible. It has a few funny moments but they're way too few and far between. It would be easy to blame all of the movie's failings on it's star, Charlie Sheen, but it was mostly, most likely, it's writer/director's fault. When working with Anderson Coppola has shown some skill but he obviously wasn't ready to helm a movie like this. I truly hope his next project is much better than this.
Kevin C
Super Reviewer
January 17, 2013
Feels like the first draft of something that could be really great; receives extra points for a terrific (arguably too smug) ending.
March 7, 2013
Oh what could have been. A Glimpse Inside The Mind of Charles Swan III marks the feature film debut of screenwriter Roman Coppola (brother to Sofia, son of Francis), a frequent collaborator with Wes Anderson. It's hard to view anything on display in this film as original when so much of it seems cribbed form Anderson's aesthetic. The whole thing reads like a script Anderson would reject. Oh and it stars Charlie Sheen. Yea, that guy. Sheen is a guy mourning a break up with the women he loves (Katheryn Winnick). That's basically it. The rest of the film and how it goes about utilizing that premise is self-absorbed, and with Anderson regulars like Jason Schwartzman (Coppola's cousin) and the great Bill Murray co-starring, the whole thing just has the vibe of private party we only get to watch instead of enjoy. With one too many fantasy sequences. It's a dud.
January 20, 2013
I thought his first attempt as Writer/Director (2001's CQ) was brilliant, but this film failed on so many levels. It was like a poor attempt at pretending to be Wes Anderson with a washed up lead who's trying to channel Woody Allen. Sorry, Roman.
June 14, 2013
I thought Roman Coppola had talent, I guess even a talented person can be hit and miss, this one is a miss, I'm half-way through the movie so far, and felt the movie was so un-entertaining that I took the time to pause the movie, register on rotten tomatoes and give this review, it's the most un-entertaining movie I've seen in years with such big stars as Bill Murray & Charlie Sheen, if you have a chance to skip this one I highly recommend it! Luckily I only lost 79 cents from redbox over this fiasco of a film.
May 8, 2013
Charles Swan (Charlie Sheen) has just been left by his beautiful girlfriend, Ivana (Katheryn Winnick), and now he can't stop thinking about it. He can't recover from it and neither can he stop talking about it with his best friend (Jason Schwartzman) and his manager (Bill Murray).
Its a disappointing movie, which its sad to see because of all the great actors in it put to waste. Its self indulgent, poorly directed and the dialogue is horrendous. This Woody Allen wannabe story is full of unlikable characters and is pretty much a one note character study of one of the most dull characters I've ever seen. I didn't believe Charlie Sheen's performance for one bit, I think he's even got a chance at a Razzie award for it.
There seems to be a song in every single scene, what they don't know is that music adds to a character, but it doesn't create one. The movie would've been better off as a music video.
I hope Bill Murray sticks to Wes Anderson films. Oh! and that ending. Ugh.
This movie is an amateur effort by Roman Coppola, best known for writing last year's "Moonrise Kingdom" with Wes Anderson. Its a break up "comedy" about a graphic designer trying to get over a failed relationship.
Charles Swan (Charlie Sheen) has just been left by his beautiful girlfriend, Ivana (Katheryn Winnick), and now he can't stop thinking about it. He can't recover from it and neither can he stop talking about it with his best friend (Jason Schwartzman) and his manager (Bill Murray).
Its a disappointing movie, which its sad to see because of all the great actors in it put to waste. Its self indulgent, poorly directed and the dialogue is horrendous. This Woody Allen wannabe story is full of unlikable characters and is pretty much a one note character study of one of the most dull characters I've ever seen. I didn't believe Charlie Sheen's performance for one bit, I think he's even got a chance at a Razzie award for it.
There seems to be a song in every single scene, what they don't know is that music adds to a character, but it doesn't create one. The movie would've been better off as a music video.
I hope Bill Murray sticks to Wes Anderson films. Oh! and that ending. Ugh.
May 18, 2013
This movie was absolutely terrible. Its like they just made it to show how ugly of a personality Charlie Sheen has, (where was the storyline?) besides hes a shitty actor
King of the Snoots
May 18, 2013
Okay, that was a little much. I realize that Jason Schwartzman has filial reasons to be in the film, whereas Aubrey Plaza and Mary Elizabeth Winstead had such non-descript parts as to not even acknowledge their performance, still this little slice of terrible will shake the foundation of where my allegiance lies...that is to storytelling first and to the actors second. For now.
"Charles Swan" is such a hyperbolically-infused exultation of one man's id that from the second the film starts, we're strapped in on an 84 minute carnival ride of base and depraved without any pit-stops or bathroom breaks. Who would have thought that a farce would be so intimate and so yet so insipid?
This film is Charlie Sheen's version of "I'm Still Here" yet without any of the empathy, humility or acting...it's a B movie of a documentary that couldn't quite figure out that tongue in cheek is subtle, not barbaric and sloppy in execution; to belabor a point...
Charlie Sheen is to subtlety as a burning school bus is to sexy...the two have never met.
Several times in the past few years I'm reminded of how adroit my instincts truly are. Every fiber in my being was begging me to not select this vapid, clumsy-snooze of a film and go with my gut to watch literally anything else. I decided on watching "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III" for the capricious and newly realized anachronistic duty I felt to every cast member of my beloved "Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World" to follow each actors' careers as if they were my own. After the bilge that I sat through last night I've decided that why should I give the benefit of the doubt to their careers when clearly they aren't looking out for their best interests.
Okay, that was a little much. I realize that Jason Schwartzman has filial reasons to be in the film, whereas Aubrey Plaza and Mary Elizabeth Winstead had such non-descript parts as to not even acknowledge their performance, still this little slice of terrible will shake the foundation of where my allegiance lies...that is to storytelling first and to the actors second. For now.
"Charles Swan" is such a hyperbolically-infused exultation of one man's id that from the second the film starts, we're strapped in on an 84 minute carnival ride of base and depraved without any pit-stops or bathroom breaks. Who would have thought that a farce would be so intimate and so yet so insipid?
This film is Charlie Sheen's version of "I'm Still Here" yet without any of the empathy, humility or acting...it's a B movie of a documentary that couldn't quite figure out that tongue in cheek is subtle, not barbaric and sloppy in execution; to belabor a point...
Charlie Sheen is to subtlety as a burning school bus is to sexy...the two have never met.
May 8, 2013
Roman Coppola's bizarre odyssey never takes itself too serious, creating a world where anything goes. That, in itself, is a great achievement for a writer/director. It's hard to tell if it's Charlie Sheen's lack of a performance or if it's the written character's lack of genuine heart that holds this film back from becoming what it was hoping to be: a film for those of us who crave originality and appreciate dark chaotic comedies no one else dares to make.
February 8, 2013
Though not without a few laughs (only a few), it's ultimately quite dull, much like the main character. It actually could have used more absurd comedy, as well as more Schwartzman. This is one I wanted to like but just couldn't.
ray
April 25, 2013
Und das von einem Menschen, der eigentlich nicht einmal auf diesen Wes-Anderson-Style" steht. A Glimpse" ist ein imaginativer Ritt (literally!), eine Screwball-Komödie mit dem Realitätsanspruch wie Michel Gondrys The Science of Sleep".
Mein erster Verdacht war ja, dass die negativen Kritiken durch die Präsenz Charlie Sheens hervorgerufen wurden, der, na-no-na, kaum in seiner Rolle glänzt. Braucht er auch gar nicht. Wie der Charlie Harper, scheint ihm der Charles Swan III auf den Leib geschrieben und er tut genau das, was ihn seine Fans tun sehen wollen. Er ist ein wenig betrunken, ein wenig verrückt und hat einen Haufen Geld.
Zwar wird er von seiner Freundin verlassen (Katheryn Winnick: Siegerin des Scarlett-Johansson-lookalike Contests), doch rafft er sich nach einigen skurrilen Aktionen wieder auf, und versucht sie zurückzugewinnen.
Nebenher, löst er eine kreative Ebbeperiode und der Film endet mit einer der einfallsreichsten und genialsten Überblendungen in die Endcredits, die mir in letzter Zeit untergekommen sind.
Coppola beweist allerdings, dass er zwar ein guter Drehbuchautor, aber ein fragwürdiger Regisseur ist. Zu viel Vorstellungskraft trifft auf zu wenig Zielgerichtetheit. Die gleichen Vorwürfe, die auch dem Protagonisten gemacht werden könnten, treffen auch auf Coppolas Regiestil zu. Er findet eigentlich auch nie die richtige Balance zwischen Komödie und Tragödie und es entsteht ein großes Irgendwas".
Das Endresultat ist jedoch durchaus unterhaltsam und herzerwärmend. Charlie Sheen ist es erlaubt, sich in seiner Comfort Zone auszubreiten und die liebe Anderson-Gang (Schwartzmann und Murray) sorgen für den Support.
Auch wenn die Beziehungen zwischen den Charakteren unerklärlichen emotionalen Schwankungen unterworfen sind und der Dialog in den seltensten Fällen natürlich erscheint, ist A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III" ein solider Fall einer Komödie mit Herz.
Sperriger Titel Hin oder Her, womit hat sich Roman Coppolas Regiedebut solche Kritiken verdient? Unfassbare 16% am Tomatometer, ein Stern von Roger Ebert? Welchen Film haben diese Leute gesehen?
Und das von einem Menschen, der eigentlich nicht einmal auf diesen Wes-Anderson-Style" steht. A Glimpse" ist ein imaginativer Ritt (literally!), eine Screwball-Komödie mit dem Realitätsanspruch wie Michel Gondrys The Science of Sleep".
Mein erster Verdacht war ja, dass die negativen Kritiken durch die Präsenz Charlie Sheens hervorgerufen wurden, der, na-no-na, kaum in seiner Rolle glänzt. Braucht er auch gar nicht. Wie der Charlie Harper, scheint ihm der Charles Swan III auf den Leib geschrieben und er tut genau das, was ihn seine Fans tun sehen wollen. Er ist ein wenig betrunken, ein wenig verrückt und hat einen Haufen Geld.
Zwar wird er von seiner Freundin verlassen (Katheryn Winnick: Siegerin des Scarlett-Johansson-lookalike Contests), doch rafft er sich nach einigen skurrilen Aktionen wieder auf, und versucht sie zurückzugewinnen.
Nebenher, löst er eine kreative Ebbeperiode und der Film endet mit einer der einfallsreichsten und genialsten Überblendungen in die Endcredits, die mir in letzter Zeit untergekommen sind.
Coppola beweist allerdings, dass er zwar ein guter Drehbuchautor, aber ein fragwürdiger Regisseur ist. Zu viel Vorstellungskraft trifft auf zu wenig Zielgerichtetheit. Die gleichen Vorwürfe, die auch dem Protagonisten gemacht werden könnten, treffen auch auf Coppolas Regiestil zu. Er findet eigentlich auch nie die richtige Balance zwischen Komödie und Tragödie und es entsteht ein großes Irgendwas".
Das Endresultat ist jedoch durchaus unterhaltsam und herzerwärmend. Charlie Sheen ist es erlaubt, sich in seiner Comfort Zone auszubreiten und die liebe Anderson-Gang (Schwartzmann und Murray) sorgen für den Support.
Auch wenn die Beziehungen zwischen den Charakteren unerklärlichen emotionalen Schwankungen unterworfen sind und der Dialog in den seltensten Fällen natürlich erscheint, ist A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III" ein solider Fall einer Komödie mit Herz.
March 28, 2013
Gli attori più fighi. le attrici più fighe. i titoli di coda più stilosi ma a giganteggiare è la tinta di Charlie Sheen.
Tim L.
March 21, 2013
I am looking forward to the german release because i am interested in this and i can't belive that this is Rated R...in germany you can see it when you are 0 years old :D
March 6, 2013
I cared about this film. It's scattered approach, tender moments, and off the wall humor was right up my alley. The 14% Tomatometer rating just makes me realize that I am just plumb part of a strange crowd. What can I say, I just prefer odd paced films with little magic moments sprinkled about. May Bill Murray save me one day from The Secret Society of Ball Busters!
