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starring: Olga Sékulic, Stephen Dillane, Françoise Bertin, Thandie Newton, Cassius Kumar Wilkinsondirected by: Jonathan Demme
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780783268750
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 0783268750
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Release Date: August 05, 2003
Running Time: 105 minutes
Sales Rank: 50226
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: October 25, 2002
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
It seems blasphemous to remake Stanley Donen's classic romantic thriller Charade, but The Truth About Charlie achieves its own unique identity. Rather than mimic the inimitable chemistry of the original, director Jonathan Demme takes a vividly contemporary approach, with Mark Wahlberg and Thandie Newton well cast in roles originated by Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. The plot's essentially the same, kicking into high gear when Newton--the unwitting courier of a priceless treasure--is chased around Paris by her murdered husband's military cohorts, an avuncular embassy official (Tim Robbins), and a suave stranger (Wahlberg) whose true identity remains elusive. In a film filled with twists and turns, Demme fails to find a consistent tone of humor, romance, and danger. But he's crafted a peculiar Parisian valentine, seasoned with Gallic cameos (singer Charles Aznavour, Anna Karina, director Agnès Varda) and vibrantly alive with music, style, and forward momentum. Charade it's not, but that's not necessarily a complaint. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Bonus: Excellent anamorphic transfer of "Charade"!
I purchased this DVD from Amazon (a real bargain, "used-like-new" for less than five dollars, including shipping cost) to get a reasonably priced version of the original movie "Charade", filmed in 1963. Many DVD editions of "Charade" have been released, and to judge by the numerous reviews on this site, most of these previous releases have very poor video transfers to DVD.
The version of "Charade" presented on the flip side of "The Truth about Charlie" is, however, quite good--surprisingly ... Read More
Rating:  - This is one atrocious movie
Where do I even begin? How about bad acting, bad story, bad script and chemistry. This movie has them all. Not recommended.
Rating: - Hmmmm.....
I couldn't wait to see this movie since it was a remake of one of my favorite movies. What a bust! It was hardly an adaptation and then boring to boot! Don't waste your time in renting or buying this movie.
Rating: - Truth About this Movie is that......... it Sucks
Where do I begin? Well for starters the poor dialog, the complete lack of any plausible plot line, and the absence of acting talent. This is by far the worst movie I have ever seen. It was a complete waste of time if I were able to give it demerits I would have DO NOT RENT, DO NOT PURCHASE, DO NOT EVEN BORROW IT FROM A FRIEND.
Rating: - Worst remake I've ever seen.
Appalling. It's not like there wasn't a formula for the makers of this pointless remake to follow, the original worked, it could have been updated, if not equalled.
Instead, Demme throws out everything that made the original great - romance, humor, suspense, intelligent pacing, all so he can make a movie that seems to parody mainstream genre films and acts as a self-satisfied exercise in "New Wave" mimicry.
Except the "New Wave" films were just that, new, they were doing something ... Read More
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