Review of Charlie Bartlett (2008) by Kayleighms — 28 Mar 2008

Like its confused teenaged hero (Anton Yelchin),.

This review of Charlie Bartlett (2008) was written by Kayleighms on 28 Mar 2008.

Charlie Bartlett has generally received positive reviews.

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By Derek K (111) on 26 Dec 2012

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By Margarida K (7) on 16 Dec 2012

A heartwarming movie that has more to it that just another high school comedy…

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By Amanda H (1,679) on 25 May 2013

I am sooo surprised how much I love this movie…

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By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 02 May 2015

It reminded me of Pump Up the Volume in many ways…

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A very clever take on high school comedies…

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