Charlie St. Cloud
Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 30, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
15
Negative:
12
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38
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe Williams
It's more like a shelved episode of "Touched by An Angel." The sappy script is a disservice to the naturally effervescent Efron, whose character is so mopey he makes Robert Pattinson seem like a song-and-dance man. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Director Burr Steers milks them dry, like an overeager farmer at milking time, which is a paradox since this is the wettest picture of 2010, what with the sea spray and Efron's tear ducts and the general metaphysical mist. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
It has no pulse, no apparent breath. Read full review
38
PremiereJohn DeVore
Ultimately, the reason Charlie St. Cloud loses its momentum is because a love triangle between a grieving man, a beautiful woman from his past, and a spectral shade is just too strange. Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Clumsily incorporates elements of "Ghost," "The Sixth Sense," and "Field of Dreams." Read full review
38
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Charlie St. Cloud, like its star Zac Efron, is a gorgeous, unblemished thing. Both would be much improved with a tiny flaw or two. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
The scenes in which Charlie plays catch with the ghost of his Red Sox-happy brother are only the most mawkish in a movie whose every element is calculated to set a 12-year-old girl's heart thumping. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The film doesn't just fail, it actually gets sillier by the minute. Read full review
25
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Some bad movies should carry a leper's bell to warn off ticket buyers. Such a contagion is Charlie St. Cloud, a load of mawkish swill starring Zac Efron (bereft of the talent he showed in "Me and Orson Welles"). Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
What "serious" means for young actors, as we know from Miley Cyrus's "The Last Song," is maudlin, and Charlie St. Cloud is no exception. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
A maudlin and unintentionally hilarious romantic weepie.
20
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
You are not, in a movie like this, supposed to think too much; you are supposed to be transported beyond skepticism on a wave of pure, tacky feeling. Instead, in this case, you drown in sentimental, ghoulish nonsense. Read full review
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