shawjm-39713 Charlie st. cloud is a dramatic movie nevertheless, however it is not sad enough to give you that good cry other movies do. The plots twists in the movie are not dramatic at all and is overall pretty boring. The movie has good intentions but didn't fufill the tear jerking quality viewers who want a good cry get

Kirpianuscus Good cinematography. inspired music. lovely location. Zac Efron decent work. and emotions. a film with precise target. not only/exactly a teen one but a public knowing the lost of beloved other, the significance of the second chance, the return to yourself, the map of a love story changing everything. sure, far to be a great film. because it is easy to critic it. but, maybe only in my case, the impression was far to be bad. maybe, an usefull film. sure, for a precise part of public.

Patryk Czekaj I've read Ben Sherwood's book The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud a few year ago. I can honestly say that it was pretty enjoyable, due to its ability to get straight to the point in order to grasp the reader's attention and its easy-to-understand language. It's an emotionally–packed story of a great tragedy, where the main character tries to 'stay in touch' with his dead brother, and, at the same time, move on in order to develop a relationship with a newly met girl. After I have heard the news that the movie is about to come out I thought that t will be a great opportunity to test my imagination and reassure myself that the book possesses a special attitude that makes the plot very entertaining.I really thought that the choice of Zac Efron for the role of Charlie was a good one. His age, posture and physical abilities – all that seemed to be right on the spot. However, his inability to connect with the character that he was playing made his appearance particularly dull. One thing I must say for certain – this man can cry, and I mean cry like a newborn baby. Yet, his deeply unemotional and expressionless face in addition to the ever-occurring sobbing doesn't really capture the true grief behind the nature of Mr. St. Cloud. In the book he was a strong and independent man, regaining control of his own life. His depiction as a big crybaby didn't convince me. However, the picture shown on the screen can vary from the one originally written, right? This could have been the director's intention. Unfortunately, it came out all wrong. Of course, all the girls that are in love with Efron will be amazed, that is for sure. And I don't want to say that he is a bad actor, because he isn't. I just want to say that his performance here is bad. But let's just leave Zac alone and move forward. The role of Sam, the brother, is played rather well by Charlie Tahan, because he captured this character's presence correctly and honestly you can't expect more enthusiasm from a young boy, who is now a ghost still present among the living (it sounds depressing, but it was his choice to stay on Earth and always be near his big brother). Amanda Crew, playing the beautiful lady, who tries to convince Charlie that there is still more to life than mourning and that, especially right now, he should live to the fullest, is a bright star in this production. I loved her heartfelt attitude and the amount of positive balance that she brings onto the screen.However, the stagnant mood and melancholic atmosphere of the film make it a far from entertaining. On the plus side, it is supposed to be a tale about growing up and letting go, so let's just say that is a good thing in some strange sort of way.Indeed it can be said that this is a strong position in the teenage drama category. Looking from this perspective one can always find some inspiration and try to put himself in Charlie's traumatic position. Only then it carries a certain message and is slightly more appealing. That is why I wouldn't consider this movie to be a total flop, but developing my opinion from the point of reading the breathtaking book I'm not able to state that I'm satisfied with this adaptation.

perkypops There are many parallels to other twisty, turning, "are they alive or dead?" films of this genre that probably do it at lot better but Burr Steers effort is undeniably entertaining. He has some great acting from Charlie Tahan in particular to raise the rating a notch or two too.The opening is neatly crafted as back story explaining how brothers Charlie (Efron) and Sam (Tahan) are as inseparable in death as in life. Fast forward five years and we have the revelation of a gift Charlie may, or may not, have. The story takes over from there as a charmingly meandering exploration of promises, principles, reasons and deeply held beliefs. Zac Efron gives a goodish but slightly uneven presentation of the "man with a mission", his own worse enemy, but also one of his word. There are moments when Efron is very convincing but there are others when he seems to be going through the motions. What Charlie Tahan succeeds in doing is taking the simple and raw and keeping it simple and raw, something Efron needs to work on.Amanda Crew is good as the romantic interest and there are a couple of cameos from Kim Basinger and Ray Liotta.Now I will not plot spoil to reveal the bigger flaws in the script but I was not expecting a revelation to be made in quite the way it was, and at the time was left thinking - that's stupid it should have been done differently without spoiling the story - but that is show business for you! Overall it is a worthwhile film with a reasonable point to make. I give it seven out of ten.