Review of Charlie Countryman (2013) by A T — 20 Nov 2014

Shia LaBoeuf to me and many people of my generation will always be "The kid from Even Stevens or Transformers". He won't ever get past that and he seems to not get the message at all even if he tries his hardest to get into more serious acting work (and well method craziness).

But this film might be the one that cements him into this transition. I just wish that Charlie Countryman wasn't so muddled with half baked ideas that it could have been his "After Hours".

Instead, the beginning gives off vibes of The Sixth Sense, then it transitions to a European film, then to After Hours, then to a crime film. It never comes together even if it tries to hook you into the weirdness of it all.

I guess the main theme of love saves all is the main glue, but it just isn't good glue. It's overcliched and boring. It's a shame since Charlie Countryman is the first LaBoeuf movie in a while to show promise, but instead he gets himself drunk and kicked out of Caberet.