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  Written March 26, 2008

  Comedic, But Confused

  by kayleighms

  Like its confused teenaged hero (Anton Yelchin), "Charlie Bartlett" seems to desire po****rity, but isn?t sure where its target audience lies. Screenwriter Gustin Nash and director Jon Poll have compiled an indecisive mishmash of cinematic styles and genres, from teen flick to indie film, and used them all. In its best moments - either comedic or dramatic - everything clicks, and you see the "Charlie Bartlett" that could have been. Unfortunately, they are too few and far between to sustain the movie.

  • 9 out of 13 found this review helpful.
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• So-so
  Written February 25, 2008

  Charlie Bartlett

  by leeloo53182

  This movie was funny and cute. It was like an updated version a Ferris Bueller's day off. More of a rental than a big screen movie though.

  • 10 out of 15 found this review helpful.
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• So-so
  Written February 23, 2008

  Nice Theme - Expected it to better though

  by PakiHitMan Movie Goer

  Well the theme was really awesome; I had been waiting for this movie for a while now and due to delays in releases I couldn't afford to go any later than opening day. Well I really enjoyed the idea because it's true that high school kids have problems and they need someone to talk to but this movie just didn't have much life in it past the mid-point. Climax? What climax? I don't know how others feel but I was really disappointed and thought that I could have been made better but it lacked finishing touches. If you want to go see it make sure you go to a matinee, otherwise you will be sad that you paid so much to see this.

  • 13 out of 21 found this review helpful.
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  Written February 23, 2008

  Exactly the kind of movie we've been needing lately

  by tsunami009

  Smart, new, innovative, funny, though not just a stupid teen movie even though it's based around high school. This movie is nothing epic like lord of the rings or indiana jones, but if you've been disappointed in movies lately like I have, you must see Charlie Bartlett.

  • 5 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written February 29, 2008

  Charlie Bartlett: Something Different

  by FadeToBlack88

  To say this film is comparable to Juno would be only partially true in that it does have a high schooler trying to deal with things "way beyond [his] maturity level".
  This film is a fresh take on life in high school and trying to fit in. Charlie has been kicked out of every private school he's attended because of his endeavor to be "po****r", which he goes about the wrong way. So the only option left is public school.
  Getting a rough start he finally gets a foot in the door with his po****rity concept. Then when everything is hunky dory, it's about time everything comes crashing down. And well, it does.
  But in the end, like an audience loves, we do have a good resolution.
  If you want a funny, realistic, growing up movie this is it.
  I wouldn't take your kids to watch it, there's language and brief nudity. I'd say, no one that hasn't gone through puberty yet should see it until a guardian has screened it.
  Degrassi fans - five of your fav appear in this film, watch it for them.

  • 7 out of 11 found this review helpful.
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• So-so
  Written March 3, 2008

  Just OK

  by MNKCQ

  Kind of a dark, feel good movie. The funny parts were really funny, unfortunately they were few and far between. It wasn't really what I was expecting.

  • 3 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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  Written March 2, 2008

  Cute and Funny

  by TMapou

  As my title indicates, I found this movie to be cute and funny. It is not for everybody, as it is probably "hit or miss" for people 50 and older. It has a "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" quality to it, though I would say the couple of darker moments in this movie are definitely darker than those in "Bueller." Anton Yelchin was very sweet and charismatic in the title role. Hope Davis was quite good as his troubled mother. And Robert Downey, Jr. was very good in his performance as the alcoholic prin****l (although his acting contribution to one of the dark scenes, in particular, seemed a little too plausible to happen to him in real life). Not really getting much credit is Kat Denning's performance as "Susan Gardner"--the prin****l's daughter and Charlie's girlfriend. She reminded me of people I went to high school with and, delightfully, was not a little waif like so many young actresses today--she was not heavy, but a normal weight (and dark hair). Tyler Hilton was also enjoyable.

  • 4 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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  Written March 21, 2008

  This is a modern day Ferris Bueler...

  by MntD

  I liked this movie a lot. It made me think of my highschool/teenage years. Charlie Bartlett was inspiring.

  • 17 out of 32 found this review helpful.
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• So-so
  Written March 2, 2008

  Charlie Bartlett

  by Joydb

  A movie that begins with high hopes but gets lost in trying to go into too many directions , none of them totally successful. I really wish the director had made a decision as to what the movie was meant to say, but there were way too many (simplistic) messages and allusions to characters in other movies. I really wanted to like the main character but ultimately didn't because he was not credible.
  
  About halfway through the movie I started to lose interest and stopped being amused by the humor as well. I think this could have been an absolutely amazing movie -- the issue of psychotropic drugs is very current, and was reduced to a funny subplot. The issue of teen angst and suicide was similarly glossed over, without going into any depth. The adults (Hope David and Robert Downey Jr) were reduced to caricatures but managed to steal the show with superlative acting
  
  I would recommend seeing this on DVD -- worth seeing, yes, but not worth shelling out for a ticket.

  • 3 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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  Written February 23, 2008

  You'll drop dead laughing..

  by kk_norcal_707

  This is the ultimate teen movie. It was just fantastic! I saw it around 3 hours ago and I loved it. The part with the drugs was well played out and possibly the funniest part of the movie. This kid is a genius, not to mention weirdly polite. If you don't see this.. you will miss the best thing so far this year. I've waited since August to see this movie (august 12th it aired in Canada) and it was worth the wait.
  
  CHECK IT OUT NOW!!!!
  
  btw.. Tyler Hilton looked surprisingly hot with a mohawk. haha.

  • 6 out of 10 found this review helpful.
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  Written February 24, 2008

  Charlie Bartlett

  by crock1255

  Fun to watch. Not haha funny, but smart, thoughtful and amusing

  • 4 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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  Written March 24, 2008

  Charlie Bartlett

  by raymondo

  Funny, intelligent, clever. Better than I expected in many ways. Got into a lot of issues of things kids are going through in High School, but also issues that parents are going through as well.

  • 7 out of 12 found this review helpful.
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  Written February 23, 2008

  Charlie Bartlett

  by rcm3535

  I nice film. It won't waste your time.

  • 14 out of 26 found this review helpful.
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  Written February 25, 2008

  B- Movie

  by tks4pln

  Funny movie!! Not alot attention to this movie, should be able to get great sits for this movie.

  • 8 out of 14 found this review helpful.
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  Written February 25, 2008

  Good Times

  by Irishg2021

  Very good movie. Several very funny scenes

  • 3 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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