Review of Charlie Bartlett (2008) by Film C — 25 Jul 2009

Anton Yelchin is cute, but not enough for 1 hour and 37 minutes of blah. I wanted more Robert Downey, Jr. anyway.

This review of Charlie Bartlett (2008) was written by Film C on 25 Jul 2009.

Charlie Bartlett has generally received positive reviews.

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