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Charlotte Sometimes (2002)

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Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 44
Fresh: 36 | Rotten: 8

Featuring an attractive young cast, Charlotte mostly shines as a portrait of the sexual frolics and hangups of L.A. Asian twentysomethings.

100

Average Rating: 7.6/10
Critic Reviews: 11
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 0

Featuring an attractive young cast, Charlotte mostly shines as a portrait of the sexual frolics and hangups of L.A. Asian twentysomethings.

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Average Rating: 3.5/5
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Movie Info

Four twentysomethings living in the hip L.A. suburb of Silverlake struggle with love, lust, and ennui in this independently produced feature, nominated for two 2003 Independent Spirit Awards. Taking its title from the Cure song of the same name, Charlotte Sometimes concerns the shadowy existence of Michael (Michael Idemoto) and Lori (Eugenia Yuan), next-door neighbors who form an intimate -- if sexless -- friendship. Lori, committed to her sexually carnivorous boyfriend, Justin (Matt Westmore),

R, 1 hr. 25 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Eric Byler

Sep 30, 2003

Visionbox Pictures

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All Critics (44) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (38) | Rotten (8) | DVD (3)

May not be gripping in conventional ways, but it's daring.

September 26, 2003 Comment
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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A smartly made, hedonistic spectacle of alluring, nubile characters, sun-warmed narcissism and breathtaking color.

August 21, 2003 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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It's a hushed work of restrained emotions, elliptical storytelling and spare dialogue, peopled with smart, authentic characters who have drawn you into their lives before you know it.

August 8, 2003 Comment
New York Post
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A tiny film that reflects a large talent.

August 7, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
New York Times
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Whether or not it's a pose, the film's poised reticence is refreshing in context -- a rebuke to the contemporary crop of blabbermouthed American indies.

August 5, 2003 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
Village Voice
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Eric Byler demonstrates a refreshing trust in his material and his audience, crafting a compact, intriguing drama from understated performances and a subtle visual sensibility.

July 8, 2003 Comment
Hollywood Reporter
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Dry but occasionally interesting independent feature.

October 2, 2005 Comment
Nitrate Online

This and other movies like it seem to say love is complicated and can cause much misery, but that never strikes me as insightful.

December 19, 2003 Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | Comment
Window to the Movies

Fittingly probing, sensual, mysterious and raw. Byler's exposition is vastly taut, revealing, and firmly perceptive. Charlotte Sometimes radiates with invigorating absorption

November 9, 2003 Full Review Source: Movie Eye | Comment
Movie Eye

'Charlotte Sometimes' elicits no more than restlessness.

November 9, 2003 Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | Comment
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Though the themes aren't exactly groundbreaking, they're executed skillfully enough to make the movie well worth seeing - for fans of the genre, at any rate.

November 4, 2003 Full Review Source: Film and Felt | Comment
Film and Felt

The film's nervous reticence makes it both precious and a little unwieldy, like a matchstick palace built on a subway platform.

October 31, 2003 Full Review Source: Time Out New York | Comment
Time Out New York

a rarity in American films

October 30, 2003 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

As an antidote to talky American indies involving twentysomething romantic conundrums, Charlotte Sometimes hits just the right note.

September 23, 2003 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | Comment
Austin Chronicle

Charlotte Sometimes nails the subtle psychotic element that circles budding relationships.

September 22, 2003 Full Review Source: Blunt Review | Comment
Blunt Review

The foursome of actors, especially actresses Yuan and Kim, fill their portrayals with a smoldering, sometimes desperate, yearning.

September 5, 2003 Full Review Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Comment
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Sometimes engaging, sometimes amusing and ultimately surprising.

September 5, 2003 Full Review Source: Miami Herald | Comment
Miami Herald

An erotic mystery of sorts, the film works because it's laconic rather than talky and its actors are all up for the material.

August 29, 2003 Full Review Source: Oregonian | Comment
Oregonian

It features plenty of hushed moments that suggest the presence of nuances that never really emerge from its murky tone.

August 27, 2003 Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com | Comment
MovieMartyr.com

A romantic but nevertheless clear-eyed look at the things we do for love.

August 8, 2003 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Charlotte Sometimes

Charlotte Sometimes is an indie film, shot with a 20,000 budget that is a masterwork of cinematography, expertly using camera,color and lighting. The story involves four late 20's early 30's adults and concentrates on all the lies we tell to others and ourselves, especially in areas of the heart. At the center is

December 30, 2010
maxthesax
paul sandberg

Super Reviewer

A strange kind of love story. This left the viewer bewildered. Too much left unsaid for this viewer to be able to figure out what happened. Of this much, I am sure: there was more to this than what appeared on the surface. Deception and infidelity and longing and past loves all combined to make this very hard to

February 18, 2009
Mark Abell

Super Reviewer

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