Review of Zero Charisma (2013) by Corbeaunoir — 11 Oct 2013

Watched as part of the Calgary International Film Festival. Plenty of cringe humor and exposes hipsters for the pop-culture vampires they are for good measure.

This review of Zero Charisma (2013) was written by Corbeaunoir on 11 Oct 2013.

Zero Charisma has generally received positive reviews.

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Even this film's title is kind of nerdy, and it doesn't help that this film goes so far as to star someone by the name of Sam [u]Eidson[/u]…

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By Chris Tilly (98) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 09 Oct 2013

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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for indieWire (3,631) on 08 Oct 2013

Directors Katie Graham and Andrew Matthews' directorial debut (from Matthews' screenplay) centers on a highly unlikable character who has alienated…

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By Kevin P (1,697) on 22 Nov 2013

Dankzij een eigenaardig hoofdpersonage wordt de emotionele impact van Zero Charisma flink belemmert, wat vooral te danken is door het script…

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By Trevor L (389) on 09 Feb 2016

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