Rotten
I realize that Mark Wahlberg is not Cary Grant, but shouldn't there be some compensating reason for his presence in this movie?
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
The Truth About Charlie
Everybody has a secret.
2002 · 1h 44m · PG-13
Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Jonathan Demme
Overview
Regina meets charming Joshua while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwind marriage to enigmatic Charlie. Upon her return to Paris, she finds that both her apartment and her bank account have been emptied, and her husband has been murdered. Stuck in ever-increasing danger and with four men pursuing her, another stranger offers assistance - but who can she trust?
Director and cast
- Jonathan Demme Director
- Mark Wahlberg as Lewis Bartholamew
- Thandiwe Newton as Regina Lambert
- Tim Robbins as Carson J. Dyle
- Christine Boisson as Commandant Dominique
- LisaGay Hamilton as Lola Jansco
- Park Joong-hoon as Il-Sang Lee
- Ted Levine as Emil Zadapec
- Stephen Dillane as Charlie
- Sakina Jaffrey as Sylvia
- Simon Abkarian Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
34%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The truth is that The Truth About Charlie gets increasingly tiresome.
David Edelstein, Slate
Rotten
It's a forgery that diminishes not only the originality and pleasure of the film it copies, but also the entire school of filmmaking it wants to emulate.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Fresh
May not be and should not be everyone's cup of tea, but at the end of it, I felt a guilty affection for all its participants.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Rotten
The affectionate loopiness that once seemed congenital to Demme's perspective has a tough time emerging from between the badly dated cutesy-pie mystery scenario and the newfangled Hollywood post-production effects.
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
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