Charlotte Sometimes
AZN Television | Release Date: May 2, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Drew me in from the opening shots. Byler reveals his characters in a way that intrigues and even fascinates us, and he never reduces the situation to simple melodrama, which would release the tension. This is like a psychological thriller, in which the climax has to do with feelings, not actions. Read full review
80
Film ThreatEric Campos
The cast is top-notch and I predict there will be plenty of female audience members drooling over Michael Idemoto as Michael. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Would that all love stories were as sophisticated and amusing as the satisfying Charlotte Sometimes. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
Lovely ensemble piece. Read full review
80
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Wonderful images, hues, sensations and faces. Read full review
80
VarietyRobert Koehler
The deft shading he (Byler) elicits from his thesps is of a piece with his dramatics and his understated, artful approach to compositions and movement. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
In his feature debut, writer-director Eric Byler demonstrates a refreshing trust in his material and his audience, crafting a compact, intriguing drama from understated performances and a subtle visual sensibility. Read full review
80
The New York TimesDave Kehr
A tiny film that reflects a large talent. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleCarla Meyer
Sexy, surprising romance. Read full review
75
New York PostMegan Lehmann
It's a hushed work of restrained emotions, elliptical storytelling and spare dialogue, peopled with smart, authentic characters who have drawn you into their lives before you know it. Read full review
70
Village VoiceDennis Lim
Using vagueness as a crutch, Charlotte Sometimes makes a fetish of opacity. Still, whether or not it's a pose, the film's poised reticence is refreshing in context -- a rebuke to the contemporary crop of blabbermouthed American indies. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Thick with sexual intrigue and characters who only reveal themselves over time, this subtle mystery unfolds like something a kinder Neil LaBute might have cooked up earlier in his career. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
An erotic mystery of sorts, the film works because it's laconic rather than talky and its actors are all up for the material. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldMarta Barber
Sometimes engaging, sometimes amusing and ultimately surprising. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderTed Shen
The screenplay becomes annoyingly vague--Byler tries to conjure heavy weather out of Charlotte's mysterious past, but the details are confusing and the ending bewilderingly abrupt. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Writer-director Byler, in his first feature film, also proves to be a noteworthy new voice, even if his cinematic sense outweighs his narrative sense in this initial outing. Read full review
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