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By Waynec. (6) on 25 Feb 2008

Likely that not everyone will enjoy this quirky little film, but I got a kick out of it despite its uneven quality…

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By Drewt. (4) on 25 Feb 2008

I loved this film, there were a lot of interesting plot twists, heck, story in general was awesome…

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By Patp (6) on 24 Feb 2008

In my opinion, this is another case of a deceptively well made movie trailer…

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By Chads. (664) on 23 Feb 2008

Riff through this, the John Hughes oeuvre, and like a Bruce Watson is-it-a-bagpipe-or-a-guitar solo does Charlie Bartlett, a post-modern shred…

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By Dan Lybarger (786) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 23 Feb 2008

The first two acts are the prescription for what's wrong in the third…

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By Jon (56) on 22 Feb 2008

Take it for what it's worth, it's a very enjoyable film. Although it's about teens, the film is directed more towards adults…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 22 Feb 2008

Funny and character-driven, Charlie Bartlett has a hero who's very Ferris Bueller-esque, a heroine who's very Ringwaldish, an acid-tinged sense…

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By Fred Topel (1,193) for Can Magazine (288) on 22 Feb 2008

Charlie could be a Ferris Bueller type but he's too confrontational…

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By Pam Grady (384) for FilmStew.com (638) on 22 Feb 2008

Charlie's more unsavory activities spring from the same source tapped in Rock 'n' Roll High School by Clint Howard's Eaglebauer character…

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By Philip Marchand (43) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 22 Feb 2008

The characters remain halfway between genuine comic creations and realistic individuals, and the whole narrative feels artificial, stuck in…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 22 Feb 2008

Funny and character-driven, Charlie Bartlett has a hero who's very Ferris Bueller-esque, a heroine who's very Ringwaldish, an acid-tinged sense…

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By David Wiegand (95) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 22 Feb 2008

Those waiting for the arrival of the next Juno may want to skip Charlie Bartlett, a relentlessly earnest teen film about a 17-year-old misfit…

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By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 22 Feb 2008

The movie is unevenly directed, with stiffly mounted scenes and tonal shifts between offhand comedy and ham-fisted drama…

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By Loey Lockerby (139) for Kansas City Star (1,573) on 22 Feb 2008

For all its sympathy toward adolescent angst, it turns out that Charlie Bartlett is really about reassuring and reinforcing worried adults…

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By Lisa Kennedy (833) for Denver Post (1,096) on 22 Feb 2008

It's risky business championing an adolescent protagonist who thrives on the illicit…

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By Mack Bates (94) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 22 Feb 2008

Charlie Bartlett is an often-laugh-out-loud-funny comedy that takes aim at privileged WASP culture and the public school system with equal fervor…

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By Glenn Whipp (553) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 22 Feb 2008

The movie is all over the map in tone, and though Downey brings obvious empathy to his alcoholic character, his adversarial relationship with…

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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 22 Feb 2008

Charlie Bartlett may not be a great movie, but it does serve as a splendid introduction to a supremely promising talent…

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By John Monaghan (292) for Detroit Free Press (942) on 22 Feb 2008

Tone is everything in a movie like this, and director John Poll spends the entire running time trying to find it…

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By Carolyn Arends (35) for Christianity Today (953) on 22 Feb 2008

Although much of the film is exaggerated for satirical purposes, somehow, in the eye of the farcical storm, a compelling story gets told…

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