Charlie's Country
Monument Releasing | Release Date: June 5, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyJun 4, 2015
Equal parts ethnographic and poetic, this eloquent drama's stirring soulfulness is laced with the sorrow of cultural dislocation but also with lovely ripples of humor and even joy. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyJun 4, 2015
Part of the movie’s mischievous charm lies in De Heer and cinematographer Ian Jones’ sophisticated use of Steadicam, which moves almost exclusively with Charlie, often seemingly in a struggle to keep up with his brisk, determined walk. Read full review
80
VarietyEddie CockrellJun 4, 2015
Charlie is the vessel through which de Heer navigates these turbulent waters, and the script was developed during sessions when the actor would throw out ideas and the director would structure the results. It is to both men’s credit that amid the suffering, there’s a ray of hope for Charlie in the end. Read full review
75
Boston GlobePeter KeoughJul 16, 2015
This walkabout ends less dramatically and not as tragically as the one in Roeg’s film, but perhaps with a greater poignancy. And Gulpilil, four decades of hard living later, is as magnificent as ever. Read full review
70
The DissolveTasha RobinsonJun 4, 2015
Charlie’s Country is sincere at the expense of nuance, and tragic at the expense of variety: It tends to hit its points over and over, with blunt, on-the-nose sincerity. But Gulpilil’s performance keeps it from crossing too far into hand-wringing preachiness. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldJun 4, 2015
Unlike those in many art-house releases, this wilderness is not an abstract arena for playing out alienation but a living, breathing land with deep, abiding significance for Charlie and his fellow Aborigines cast adrift. Read full review
70
Village VoiceDanny KingJun 4, 2015
Whether laughing, crying, mumbling to himself, or projecting a valiant stoicism, Gulpilil — beneath a white beard and a blanket of shaggy hair — commands the screen in close-ups liable to run for minutes at a time. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineOleg IvanovJun 1, 2015
It finally offers little more than a moderately engaging slice of contemporary aboriginal life that mostly fails to dig beneath the surface of this underrepresented world. Read full review
60
CineVueJohn BleasdaleJun 4, 2015
Most powerful of all is Gulpilil's performance. His presence at the centre of the film is one of anger, humour and ultimately resilience. Read full review
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