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Overview

Genre :

Comedy

Release Date :

February 22, 2008 (Wide)

MPAA Rating :

Director :

Jon Poll

Starring :

Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, Kat Dennings, Robert Downey Jr., Tyler Hilton, Jake Epstein, Lauren Collins, Dylan Taylor, Mark Rendall, Derek McGrath

REVIEWS RATE: Critics Readers [Rate It]

“..very much concerned with the intricacies of what, in lesser hands, would be a predictable tale..”

by David Mercier [FilmJudge]

“..there's no freshness to any of this..”

by Jason Clark [Slant Magazine]

“..one of the good ones..”

by Marc Kandel [eFilmCritic.com]

“..It?s cornball, derivative, and full of clunkers, but the teen comedy Charlie Bartlett has a core of authenticity..”

by David Edelstein [NY Magazine]

“..an exuberant, unexpectedly smart comedy..”

by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]

“..a smart teen film..”

by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]

“..a fresh, provocative, surprising take..”

by Kirk Honeycutt [Hollywood Reporter]

Review rate : A-

“.."Charlie Bartlett" is as smart as its title character..”

by Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

Reviewed by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]

Reviewed by Garrett Conti [Pittsburgh Tribune Review]

Reviewed by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Reviewed by Mack Bates [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]

Reviewed by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]

Reviewed by Philip Marchand [Toronto Star]

Reviewed by Ronnie Scheib [Variety]

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