Eban and Charley
Picture This! Entertainment | Release Date: December 7, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
30
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
4
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Director Bolton could easily have exploited the film's unsettling issues, but he takes a nonsensationalized approach that leaves viewers to decide the moral questions for themselves. Read full review
60
VarietyDennis Harvey
Sometimes spare to a fault (especially scriptwise), low-key effort nonetheless holds attention with its naturalistic, nonsensationalized approach. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderTed Shen
One of the film's most poignant moments comes when he and his father discuss his compulsive attraction to young boys. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Few people will be able to go along with Bolton's point of view regarding relationships between adults and underage youths, but there's no denying the writer-director, in his feature debut, has avoided sensationalism in telling this story. Read full review
40
New Times (L.A.)David Ehrenstein
Few things are quite as frustrating as a film that chooses a highly controversial subject then proceeds to give it the kid-glove treatment. That's the case with writer-director James Bolton's well-made, if excruciatingly slow-paced, drama. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
It's always admirable when a director decides to make a risky film. On the other hand, it's not quite as commendable to also make a boring one. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Drab and muddled romance. Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Earnest but unenlightening drama. Read full review
20
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
The picture is so predictable that the bad acting becomes a distraction. Read full review
10
Village VoiceEd Park
Preachy and humorless, Eban and Charley shocks only by the quality of its numbing solipsism. Read full review
0
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
May be the most boring film about forbidden love ever made. Unspectacularly shot on video, terribly scripted, with zombie-like acting that borders on the absurd. Read full review
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