Charly
1968VOTE NOW
| Cinerama Releasing Corporation | Release Date: September 23, 1968 |
Starring:
Barney Martin, Claire Bloom, Cliff Robertson, Dan Morgan, Dick Van Patten, Edward McNally, Leon Janney, Lilia Skala, Ruth White, William Dwyer
Summary:
An intellectually disabled man undergoes an experiment that gives him the intelligence of a genius.
Strangely enough, Ralph Nelson's Charly succeeds as a movie for reasons having little to do with the plot. As the story of a personality in crisis, it works. We care about Charly. But the whole scientific hocus-pocus, which causes his crisis, is irrelevant and weakens the movie by distracting us.
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It's a slovenly piece of moviemaking and it's full of howlers. Charly may represent the unity of schlock form and schlock content -- true schlock art.
May 13, 2020
I adore every part of this movie. It may be clunky at times, like the weird motorcycle scene that comes out of nowhere, but it’s silliness just adds to the appeal. Not to mention Cliff Robertson’s portrayal of Charlie, which is incredible throughout.
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