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Charlotte Sometimes

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Charlotte Sometimes (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 44 Fresh: 36  Rotten:8 Average Rating: 6.8/10
 
Consensus: Featuring an attractive young cast, Charlotte mostly shines as a portrait of the sexual frolics and hangups of L.A. Asian twentysomethings. Featuring an attractive young cast, Charlotte mostly shines as a portrait of the sexual frolics and hangups of L.A. Asian twentysomethings. more
 
Runtime: 88 mins
Theatrical Release: May 2, 2003 Limited
Synopsis:
Every beautiful woman has a friend like Michael-- a trusted and dependable soul, content to know he's "like a brother" to a woman he secretly longs to bed. The woman in this case Michael's neighbor and tenant-- a girlishly sexy princess by the name of Lori. Lori feels coveted and yet chaste... [More]
Every beautiful woman has a friend like Michael-- a trusted and dependable soul, content to know he's "like a brother" to a woman he secretly longs to bed. The woman in this case Michael's neighbor and tenant-- a girlishly sexy princess by the name of Lori. Lori feels coveted and yet chaste in the glow of Michael's calm, silent gaze -- an addictive combination she can scarcely live without. Physically, however, she prefers the touch of another man. Justin is a handsome, half-Asian stock broker whose passion for life is trampled by the dizzying demands of his fast-track career. After work, Justin crashes at Lori's apartment hoping to steal a few extra moments of peace. But Lori's enticing bids to claim those moments for herself spur in Justin a flood of sexual intensity often bordering on cruelty. Afterwards, Justin pretends to sleep, sending lovesick Lori upstairs to Michael for late night movies cuddled up on his couch. Into the fray wanders Darcy-- a novelist and world traveler who singles Michael out at the local nightspot. Michael senses the danger in Darcy's eyes, but he invites her into his life, and soon into the lives of Lori and Justin. Slowly, the seduction begins. By the time Darcy sets off into the world again, her insinuating power has sparked a chain reaction of passion and betrayal, where all the truths and all the lies, so carefully kept hidden, are ultimately revealed. -- © Visionbox [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Jacqueline Kim, Michael Idemoto, Eugenia Yuan, Matt Westmore

Director: Eric Byler
Screenwriter: Eric Byler
Composer: Michael Brook, Cody Chestnutt

DVD Info

Release:

Sep 30, 2003

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Stereo - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Eric Byler - Director, Michael Idemoto, Eugenia Yuan - Stars
  • 2. Eric Byler - Director, Jacqueline Kim, Matt Westmore - Stars
  • Featurette - 1. WRITING THROUGH by Joel Fendelman
  • Q&A Session Moderated by Roger Ebert, May 2003
  • Behind-the-Scenes Footage
  • Bloopers
  • Interviews

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Dry but occasionally interesting independent feature.

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10/02/05 11:32 PM
Dan Lybarger
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08/18/04 10:18 PM
Rick Curnutte
TheFilmJournal.com (Ohio)
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This and other movies like it seem to say love is complicated and can cause much misery, but that never strikes me as insightful.

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12/19/03 11:01 PM
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies
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11/11/03 12:09 PM
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina
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Fittingly probing, sensual, mysterious and raw. Byler’s exposition is vastly taut, revealing, and firmly perceptive. Charlotte Sometimes radiates with invigorating absorption

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11/09/03 02:56 PM
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye
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'Charlotte Sometimes' elicits no more than restlessness.

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11/09/03 01:35 PM
Donald J. Levit
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
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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.

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11/04/03 10:14 PM
Gabe Leibowitz
eCinemaCenter.com
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The film's nervous reticence makes it both precious and a little unwieldy, like a matchstick palace built on a subway platform.

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10/31/03 05:10 PM
Mike D'Angelo
Time Out New York
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a rarity in American films

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10/30/03 08:56 PM
Don Willmott
Filmcritic.com
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May not be gripping in conventional ways, but it's daring.

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09/26/03 04:06 PM
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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As an antidote to talky American indies involving twentysomething romantic conundrums, Charlotte Sometimes hits just the right note.

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09/23/03 06:01 PM
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
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Charlotte Sometimes nails the subtle psychotic element that circles budding relationships.

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09/22/03 11:37 PM
Emily Blunt
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The foursome of actors, especially actresses Yuan and Kim, fill their portrayals with a smoldering, sometimes desperate, yearning.

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09/05/03 01:31 PM
Laura Kelly
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Sometimes engaging, sometimes amusing and ultimately surprising.

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09/05/03 01:29 PM
Marta Barber
Miami Herald
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An erotic mystery of sorts, the film works because it's laconic rather than talky and its actors are all up for the material.

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08/29/03 03:08 PM
Kim Morgan
Oregonian
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It features plenty of hushed moments that suggest the presence of nuances that never really emerge from its murky tone.

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08/27/03 11:33 PM
Jeremy Heilman
MovieMartyr.com
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A smartly made, hedonistic spectacle of alluring, nubile characters, sun-warmed narcissism and breathtaking color.

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08/21/03 11:02 PM
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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A romantic but nevertheless clear-eyed look at the things we do for love.

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08/08/03 03:45 PM
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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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.

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08/08/03 03:44 PM
Megan Lehmann
New York Post
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A tiny film that reflects a large talent.

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08/07/03 08:55 PM
Dave Kehr
New York Times
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