SummaryAn exhilarating combination of romance and suspense ignites sparks of all kinds against the backdrop of an edgy, modern Paris in The Truth About Charlie, Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme's fresh take on the 1963 Stanley Donen film "Charade." [Universal]
Directed By:Jonathan Demme
Written By:Peter Stone, Jonathan Demme, Steve Schmidt, Jessica Bendinger
The Truth About Charlie
Metascore
Mixed or Average
55
User score
Generally Favorable
6.1
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
55
46% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
49% Mixed
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88
A sophisticated thrill. And incandescent Thandie Newton is a worthy successor to Audrey Hepburn in 'Charade.'
70
Viewers will be split between those who wonder about this silly, trumped-up story and those who already know and love the silliness for what it was. [4 November 2002, p. 110]
63
Demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his "Charade" remake, but he can't disguise that he's spiffing up leftovers that aren't so substantial or fresh.
60
If Wahlberg in a beret is your idea of fun, don't let me get in your way.
50
So the awful truth about The Truth About Charlie is that it needed two movie stars and got one.
42
It's nice that Demme reveres the Hollywood classic, the French cinema and the glamour of his actors. But nice is all The Truth About Charlie is -- a nice mess.
30
At once listless and overheated, giddy and utterly zipless, the current incarnation lacks not just the savoir-faire of its stylish predecessor but also the sex appeal.
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6.1
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Production Company:
- Universal Pictures
- Mediastream Zweite Film GmbH & Co. Productions KG
- Clinica Estetico
- Magnet Entertainment
Release Date:Oct 25, 2002
Duration:1 h 44 m
Rating:PG-13
Awards
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Nomination
Black Reel Awards
• 1 Nomination
