The Education of Charlie Banks

  • 2007


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48 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 7
Negative reviews 11
Average Rating 2.5/5
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3.2
The sympathy doesnt take (which throws the movie off), but Ritter, whos like the young Ethan Hawke on a bender of violence, is an actor to watch. EW
1.7
For a man prone to unleashed inhibitions, Dursts creative approach feels all bottled up. Time Out
2.0
Another nicely understated performance from Jesse Eisenberg anchors this shambling drama, the latest film from Limp Bizkit front man Fred Durst. Ny Daily News
1.5
If its a failure, at least its a laudable one instead of cynically by the numbers. Village Voice
1.9
The Education of Charlie Banks wants to be The Great Gatsby of college movies. It falls a tad short. New York Post
1.5
The story of a street kid hiding out in a preppy college never leaves familiar ground. Film Journal International ..
3.1
An earnest, if romanticized, examination of the American class system in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and the eternally confounding politics of acc .. Toronto Star
4.5
Theres enough sweetness, and enough just under the surface intelligence, in The Education of Charlie Banks to suggest that Durst may have a future as .. Salon
2.0
You will spend this films entire 100+ minutes waiting for the inevitable moment of reckoning between Charlie and the young thug he fears the most. Movies
2.0
Too often Dursts direction is overly earnest, heavy in long takes, atmosphere wise but scene foolish. Calendar Live
2.0
Unnerving and uneven college drama is well acted but doesnt seem to know what its trying to say. Hollywood
3.8
If youre at all intrigued by the idea of exploring angst and anomie among the entitled upper crust, then this Ivy League variation on Fight Club just .. News Blaze
1.5
If The Education of Charlie Banks were a better movie, it would be a star making vehicle for Jason Ritter. Hollywood And Fine
1.5
His initial reactionrighteous resentment more than fearis a well observed detail, as is Micks flagging spirit. Film Comment
2.2
However, Durst fumbles the psychological promise through crude filmmaking skills and an unforgivably slack pace. Dvd Talk
2.5
Its just a shame the story wasnt handled as a simple memoir, rather than some sort of cautionary tale. Jam! Movies
4.5
Luckily for Charlie, Mick doesnt know who was responsible for his arrest in the first place.
3.0
If Banks had actually opened pre Longshots it would have signaled a surprisingly smart start for Dursts filmmaking career. Metromix.com
2.5
The films potential cynicism is suffocated with a TV movie flatness, occasionally and egregiously spackled with sentimental music that makes it sag wh .. Ie Weekly
3.0
A surprisingly amiable coming of age tale that is especially remarkable for its honesty about class. World Film About



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