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Writer (WGA):
Gustin Nash (written by)
Release Date:
22 February 2008 (USA)
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Popularity is a state of mind. more
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A rich kid becomes the self-appointed psychiatrist to the student body of his new high school. full summary | full synopsis
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A superbly acted and highly absorbing comedy film
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Anton Yelchin | ... | Charlie Bartlett | |
| Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Principal Nathan Gardner | |
| Hope Davis | ... | Marilyn Bartlett | |
| Kat Dennings | ... | Susan Gardner | |
| Tyler Hilton | ... | Murphy Bivens | |
| Mark Rendall | ... | Kip Crombwell | |
| Dylan Taylor | ... | Len Arbuckle | |
| Megan Park | ... | Whitney Drummond | |
| Jake Epstein | ... | Dustin Lauderbach | |
| Jonathan Malen | ... | Jordan Sunder | |
| Derek McGrath | ... | Superintendent Sedgwick | |
| Stephen Young | ... | Dr. Stan Weathers | |
| Ishan Davé | ... | Henry Freemont | |
| David Brown | ... | Officer Hansen | |
| Eric Fink | ... | Thomas |
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Rated R for language, drug content and brief nudity.
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97 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Ireland:16 |
USA:R (certificate #43261) |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Netherlands:12 |
South Korea:15 |
Germany:12 |
Portugal:M/16
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The most memorable song in the film is Cat Stevens' "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out." This song was also used repeatedly in Harold and Maude (1971), another movie about a wealthy but troubled young man.
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Continuity: The sign on the door for the boys restroom periodically changes from reading "BOYS RESTROOM" to "BOYS WASHROOM" because in Canada, where the film was shot, they use the word "washroom" instead of "restroom".
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Charlie Bartlett: Thank You. Thank you very much. Thank you. How you all doing tonight. It's great to see all of you here. My name is Charlie Bartlett.
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Charlie Bartlett: Thank You. Thank you very much. Thank you. How you all doing tonight. It's great to see all of you here. My name is Charlie Bartlett.
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New Clouds, Not Clouds
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Charlie Bartlett is a comedy film about Charlie, a rich kid who drops out of a private high school and experiences culture shock after enrolling into a public school. After being an outcast for a few days, he gains popularity by setting up a dubious enterprise that distributes medical drugs around the school. At the same time, he discovers that he has an ability to counsel and give advice to other students. Their problems include substance abuse, depression, and identity crisis. It turns out that the adults also have problems of their own. Charlie soon learns that things are not as simple as he originally expected.
The acting is the best aspect of the film. Anton Yelchin fits perfectly as Charlie. He has the ideal attitude and personality for the role. The gestures and facial expressions are spot on. This makes for an extremely likable and charismatic main character. For most of the film, Principal Gardner serves as Charlie's opposition. Robert Downy Jr. does a terrific job as Gardner, conveying a wide range of emotions that makes you truly sympathize him. The rest of the cast (mostly other students in the school) are likable in their own ways. Despite their personal flaws, you can see a change in most (although not all) of them throughout the film.
The plot has some good ideas in it. It carries some great messages about our personal and social lives. I would have liked to see some of the plot lines carried further. For example, the story surrounding Charlie's father is very artificial and felt like it was tagged on simply to make Charlie look more imperfect. With a little imagination, a whole lot more could have been done with it. Also, it felt like the conclusion did not implement all the ideas together.
The dialog and writing was a mixed result. Generally, it was good and even excelled at some moments. But there were other parts that seemed too over the top or plain silly. Granted, it was walking a thin line between comedy and drama, but it could have felt more realistic.
I hope I don't sound too critical, because I enjoyed Charlie Bartlett and would definitely watch it again. The characters were good and the plot was interesting. It has more substance than the usual comedy. If IMDb's voting scales were more incremented, it would perfectly fit in as a 7.5/10. A good comedy to start the year off, don't hesitate to check it out.