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Charlie Countryman
2014
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Charlie Countryman
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16
Negative reviews
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2.0
And although LaBeouf, with his sad eyed puppy look, can be underrated as an actor (The Company You Keep), his appeal as an irresistible romantic inter ..
Av Club
1.3
Its a thoroughly queasy pastiche of magic realism/coming of age/romantic thriller/bloody Chiclets nonsense (and when I say nonsense I am substituting ..
Rogerebert
2.0
The whole thing is a jumble trying to feel deep and metaphysical.
Common Sense Media
3.0
I doubt youll have similar experiences in Bucharest, but Bonds film teases of an alternate reality where life is effortlessly exciting and provocative ..
We Got This Covered
2.0
More than once, another character suggests Charlies Romanian adventure might be some kind of fantasy, whichat least in cinematic termsis right on the ..
Time Out
1.0
Thats how ill conceived this laborious venture is, veering between arthouse solemnity and strident facetiousness.
The Guardian
1.0
Shia LaBeouf continues his relentless campaign to prove himself the most tiresome person in the history of cinema, or showbusiness, or the universe.He ..
The Guardian
1.9
Charlie Countryman fears analysis of its own characters, instead pushing an agenda of complete trust in the benevolent non Romanian characters to pers ..
2.5
Like this film, the promise of adventure and fun in an exotic land seemed like a good idea, but the result was an uncomfortable jolt.
Screen Daily
2.5
But it gets buried amid the usual Westerner abroad cliches, amid the Oh no my girlfriends ex is a psycho cliches.
Vulture
4.0
Overall, however, Drake manages a taut balance between action and romance thats consistently engaging.
The Hollywood Reporter
1.0
The feature debut of Fredrik Bond from a screenplay by Matt Drake, this catastrophe of a movie zigzags drunkenly between action adventure and surreal ..
The New York Times
3.0
What results is a movie thats a muddle of vibrant ideas and derivative execution.
Paste Magazine
3.5
Thats where Charlie Countryman hits a bump, but Bond spins thriller tropes with a unique eye, ultimately making the film watchable.
IGN
2.0
The film starts with the thuddingly whimsical, showing us that Charlie can talk to the dead.
5.0
. Sicilian Ghost Story Sicilian Ghost Story is an Italian film, and very much about an Italian way of . . Apostasy What a startling and bold debut fea ..
3.0
Given that the plot is preposterous from start to finish, its essential that Bond has a star who believes in every ridiculous moment.
Ny Daily News
3.0
The reliance of style over substance is ramped up to near ludicrous heights in this, the feature debut of commercial director Frederik Bond.
JoBlo
2.0
In accordance with his mothers dying wishes, Charlie travels to the Romanian capital of Bucharest.
Blu Ray
2.0
We are sorry, you need to be a subscriber to watch this video We are sorry, you need to be a subscriber to watch this video The weird filmography of S ..
The Times
3.0
Part romance and part thriller, with some daft, self aware flourishes that dont quite work, Charlie Countryman works best in its action scenes, which ..
Radio Times
3.0
Its plotting seems random.On the credit side, the film is often funny, although it is hard to say whether this is intentional or not.
Independent
2.0
Gabi: Youre like a wind of shit in my life.I wish you would blow over.
Guardian
2.0
Paced at a breakneck speed LaBeouf seems to spend most of the film running in one direction or another Bonds movie rarely stops to breathe.
Flim List
0.0
By the way, nothing else about this boneheaded collection of violent cliches makes any sense, either.
Observer
1.0
This preposterous mashup of magical realism and romantic thriller is a fever dream of a movie, directed without a net by Fredrik Bond.
New Yorker
2.0
Poor Charlie Countryman (Shia LaBeouf).Hes sharing painkillers and a Thermos of Sambuca with his hobo clad dad (Vincent DOnofrio).
Boston Herald
2.0
An eccentric, energetic muddle of a film that is badly overcooked by commercials director Fredrik Bond.
Express
2.0
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Total Film
2.0
However what transpires is a wildly unauthentic offering, that manages to take such raw, human emotions, and produce a picture that revels, frustratin ..
Hey U Guys
3.8
*** (out of four) Any movie that hinges on the secret contents of a videotape intentionally mislabeled as Cubbies win World Series1995 has a sick, dar ..
Red Eye Chicago
3.5
This seems to be director Fredrik Bonds main goal here: to blend genres from grim drama to sweet romance to goofy slapstick to Taken style action viol ..
Contact Music
3.5
LaBeouf leads the way in the title role.Hes got a great deadpan for the comic moments and superb timing with throwaway lines.
Hollywood And Fine
4.0
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Refinery 29
1.5
Yet this visually overdriven, woefully underwritten exercise in style for its own sake ends up feeling more like a 103 minute music video, with the du ..
The Dissolve
2.0
Alexandre Ajas horror fable seems most likely to please intense adolescents.
Scots Man
3.0
This could easily have taken a predictable, serious route, but Charlie Countrymans bleak sense of humor is a pleasant surprise.
Under The Radar Mag
3.1
And now theres Charlie Countryman, a modestly ambitious psychological thriller with a romantic streak.Not a safe star vehicle in the mix.
Wp Me
1.5
Its all quite frenetic, and for a while anyway, engaging.Rookie director Derryck Bond has a unique visual flair that is able to get us interested in t ..
Schmoes Know
2.0
Their ensuing whirlwind romance is designed to be as violent as it is humourous while grappling with big ideas about love, loss and identity.
Indie London
2.5
Its a fresh and radical spin on a well worn story, and luckily Bhansali cast two bright lead talents more than able to tackle the challenge.
The Movie Report
3.0
LaBeouf is his usual cocky, watchable self, but Charlie Countryman cant concoct any credible reason for him or us to stay abroad.
Bloom Berg
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