Charlie Bartlett
starring: Hope Davis, Jr. Robert Downey, David Fraser, Derek McGrath, Stephen Young
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The kids at western summit high have issues and newcomer charlie bartlett is coming to their rescue. With a briefcase full of prescription pills and a head full of pop psychology this rebel a cause brings hilarious help to the student body and unending grief to their neurotic principal mr. Gardner (robert downey)Studio: Tcfhe/mgmRelease Date: 06/24/2008Starring: Anton YelchinRun time: 97 minutesRating: RDirector: Jon Poll
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The ghost of Ferris Bueller haunts Charlie Bartlett. In John Hughes' classic comedy, a wily principal chases a clever student all over Chicago. In editor-turned-director Jon Poll's darker-hued enterprise, the hero of the title (Huff's preternaturally poised Anton Yelchin) gets kicked out of private school for selling fake IDs, so his heavily-medicated mother (a reliably excellent Hope Davis) transfers her son to a public institution. Looking like a junior stockbroker in navy blazer and attaché case, he turns into a bully piñata, until he joins forces with surly dealer Murphey (Walk the Line's Tyler Hilton) to sell prescription medication and split the profits (Charlie secures the meds from an assortment of pill-pushing psychiatrists). By listening to their problems and offering well-researched advice, the unlicensed doc becomes the most popular kid on campus. He even captures the interest of self-possessed drama queen Susan (The 40-Year-Old Virgin's Kat Dennings), daughter of booze-soaked Principal Gardner (Robert Downey Jr. in top form). Gardner doesn't trust Charlie, but lacks the evidence to confirm his suspicions--so he sets out to secure some. Once he installs surveillance cameras, the game is on. By the end, the two competitors will have both lost... and won. Aside from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Charlie Bartlett recalls Wes Anderson's Rushmore, except Poll's Gustin Nash-penned satire trades counter-cultural cool for trenchant commentary about quick-fix solutions to deep-seated dilemmas. That means fewer laughs than its forerunners, but Charlie Bartlett presents a more penetrating analysis of today's generation gap. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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The kids at western summit high have issues and newcomer charlie bartlett is coming to their rescue. With a briefcase full of prescription pills and a head full of pop psychology this rebel a cause brings hilarious help to the student body and unending grief to their neurotic principal mr. Gardner (robert downey)Studio: Tcfhe/mgmRelease Date: 06/24/2008Starring: Anton YelchinRun time: 97 minutesRating: RDirector: Jon Poll
Amazon.com:
The ghost of Ferris Bueller haunts Charlie Bartlett. In John Hughes' classic comedy, a wily principal chases a clever student all over Chicago. In editor-turned-director Jon Poll's darker-hued enterprise, the hero of the title (Huff's preternaturally poised Anton Yelchin) gets kicked out of private school for selling fake IDs, so his heavily-medicated mother (a reliably excellent Hope Davis) transfers her son to a public institution. Looking like a junior stockbroker in navy blazer and attaché case, he turns into a bully piñata, until he joins forces with surly dealer Murphey (Walk the Line's Tyler Hilton) to sell prescription medication and split the profits (Charlie secures the meds from an assortment of pill-pushing psychiatrists). By listening to their problems and offering well-researched advice, the unlicensed doc becomes the most popular kid on campus. He even captures the interest of self-possessed drama queen Susan (The 40-Year-Old Virgin's Kat Dennings), daughter of booze-soaked Principal Gardner (Robert Downey Jr. in top form). Gardner doesn't trust Charlie, but lacks the evidence to confirm his suspicions--so he sets out to secure some. Once he installs surveillance cameras, the game is on. By the end, the two competitors will have both lost... and won. Aside from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Charlie Bartlett recalls Wes Anderson's Rushmore, except Poll's Gustin Nash-penned satire trades counter-cultural cool for trenchant commentary about quick-fix solutions to deep-seated dilemmas. That means fewer laughs than its forerunners, but Charlie Bartlett presents a more penetrating analysis of today's generation gap. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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- Yes, it's believable (enough) & no, it's not Ferris Beuhler
Ferris and Charlie are both charismatic high school boys with authority issues and there the similarity ends. First of all, the big difference between Charlie Bartlett and Ferris Beuhler's Day Off lies in the movies' fundamental attitudes. Ferris Beuhler, a straight-forward comedy, is about the adventures of a charming high school guy who cleverly and somewhat endearingly cons his way out of every mess and challenge that attempts to thwart his intention of taking the day off from school. Charlie ... Read More
Rating: - An entertaining look at what's troubling teens today
The 2007 film Charlie Bartlett presents a hero much like the Ferris Bueller we know and love, but for the next generation. The film runs 97 minutes and takes a look at today's youth and its view of prescription drugs, figures of authority and what it often takes just to fit in.
Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin) is a teenager who has been kicked out of numerous private schools because of illegal activities he engages in to gain popularity. Forced to enter public school, Charlie quickly ... Read More
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- Just Awful
I generally do not post reviews on Amazon, but I'll be honest, I was absolutely shocked to see so many favorable (and even mediocre) reviews for this film, so I felt compelled to refute them.
This film is just awful, with the only redeeming aspect being Robert Downey Jr. Anton Yelchin is beyond irritating as the title character, Hope Davis overplays his mother to the point of nausea, and the script is just ludicrous. With the exception of Downey Jr., the overacting in this film literally ... Read More
Rating: - People like you are the reason people like me need medication
This smokes Juno!Not necessarily real believable, but it is a funny, clever high school comedy.Just a notch below the classics Sixteen Candles and Ferris Bueller.
Charlie is just another teenager trying to fit in.A rich kid actually, expelled from numerous prep schools for different reasons.Now at public school, he gains instant notoreity as the prescription drug dealer.
This has lots of teenage angst, insecurities, family drama, and other uncertainties which are often the side effects ... Read More
Rating: - Entertaining little film.
Charlie Bartlett has a difficult time making friends. As he moves from one private school to another, by the time he finally begins to become popular he is expelled. The problem is that his popularity comes from doing something illegal. Charlie, ever the opportunist, has a creative and entrepreneurial mind for providing things that high school students should not have. As is the way (generally) with high school students, what they can't have is what they are willing to pay for. And Charlie will accept that risk ... Read More
- Yes, it's believable (enough) & no, it's not Ferris BeuhlerFerris and Charlie are both charismatic high school boys with authority issues and there the similarity ends. First of all, the big difference between Charlie Bartlett and Ferris Beuhler's Day Off lies in the movies' fundamental attitudes. Ferris Beuhler, a straight-forward comedy, is about the adventures of a charming high school guy who cleverly and somewhat endearingly cons his way out of every mess and challenge that attempts to thwart his intention of taking the day off from school. Charlie ... Read More
- An entertaining look at what's troubling teens todayThe 2007 film Charlie Bartlett presents a hero much like the Ferris Bueller we know and love, but for the next generation. The film runs 97 minutes and takes a look at today's youth and its view of prescription drugs, figures of authority and what it often takes just to fit in.
Charlie Bartlett (Anton Yelchin) is a teenager who has been kicked out of numerous private schools because of illegal activities he engages in to gain popularity. Forced to enter public school, Charlie quickly ... Read More
- Just AwfulI generally do not post reviews on Amazon, but I'll be honest, I was absolutely shocked to see so many favorable (and even mediocre) reviews for this film, so I felt compelled to refute them.
This film is just awful, with the only redeeming aspect being Robert Downey Jr. Anton Yelchin is beyond irritating as the title character, Hope Davis overplays his mother to the point of nausea, and the script is just ludicrous. With the exception of Downey Jr., the overacting in this film literally ... Read More
- People like you are the reason people like me need medicationThis smokes Juno!Not necessarily real believable, but it is a funny, clever high school comedy.Just a notch below the classics Sixteen Candles and Ferris Bueller.
Charlie is just another teenager trying to fit in.A rich kid actually, expelled from numerous prep schools for different reasons.Now at public school, he gains instant notoreity as the prescription drug dealer.
This has lots of teenage angst, insecurities, family drama, and other uncertainties which are often the side effects ... Read More
- Entertaining little film.Charlie Bartlett has a difficult time making friends. As he moves from one private school to another, by the time he finally begins to become popular he is expelled. The problem is that his popularity comes from doing something illegal. Charlie, ever the opportunist, has a creative and entrepreneurial mind for providing things that high school students should not have. As is the way (generally) with high school students, what they can't have is what they are willing to pay for. And Charlie will accept that risk ... Read More
