Mark Wahlberg,
Thandie Newton,
Tim Robbins,
Joong-Hoon Park,
Ted Levine
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Director Jonathan Demme filters the classic Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant vehicle Charade through the influence of the French New Wave in this stylish romantic thriller. Regina Lambert (Thandie Newton... read more
DVD Release Date: April 1, 2003
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June 23, 2011Tak Fujimoto and Jonathan Demme have shot this a lot hipper than anyone half their age could. Thandie Newton is great & funny, magically cute at few moments, and beautiful the rest of the time. She would make a fine, and definitely sexier, replacement for Audrey Hepburn in sever... read more
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December 11, 2010Have you ever watched a movie and thought that you've seen it already. That happened to me with this movie. It was as interesting the second time as the first. The only thing I could remember from the first time to the second was that stamps were involved.
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March 25, 2007I know this film got bad reviews but I thought it was a fun mind bender. I really really did not figure the twists out before the end.
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October 20, 2009Most remakes don't seem to bother me, so it might've been my mood, but, though the acting and casting were good, I couldn't stop thinking of "Charade".
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June 10, 2009I have to be honest I really only remember that it was a little messed up but it was fairly decent or I wouldn't even remember that much about it.
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July 28, 2007Great direction by Jonathan Demme. Surprising cuts, subjective points of view, fun cameos by French singers. A very French film. Too bad there's hardly any fun in it, especially considering the witty banter of the Cary Grant / Audrey Hepburn version.
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May 17, 2007Thandie Newton was the only good part of this movie. Her acting kept this thing from sinking to the ocean floor.
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April 26, 2007This movie was breath of fresh air for me when it came out. It broke away from the typcial film mold with brilliant usage of frontal camera shots as well as more alternate, less orthodox angles. This movie gave me the feel of an old skool film with heavy hand held camera usage.... read more
Critic Reviews
January 16, 2003
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine
November 9, 2002
David Edelstein, Slate
The truth is that The Truth About Charlie gets increasingly tiresome. Full Review
November 6, 2002
Rex Reed, New York Observer
It's a forgery that diminishes not only the originality and pleasure of the film it copies, but also the entire school of filmmaking it wants to emulate. Full Review
November 6, 2002
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
May not be and should not be everyone's cup of tea, but at the end of it, I felt a guilty affection for all its participants. Full Review
October 29, 2002
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
The affectionate loopiness that once seemed congenital to Demme's perspective has a tough time emerging from between the badly dated cutesy-pie mystery scenario and the newfangled Hollywood post-produ... Full Review
October 29, 2002
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
The Truth About Charlie isn't stupid or dull, but it has just too many flaws for me to recommend it. Full Review
October 26, 2002
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
It almost feels as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us.
October 26, 2002
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Newton draws our attention like a magnet, and acts circles around her better known co-star, Mark Wahlberg. Full Review
October 25, 2002
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
At once listless and overheated, giddy and utterly zipless.
October 25, 2002
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
An uneven but engaging remake of the 1963 romantic caper Charade. Full Review
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